The General Industries Workers Union has condemned what it called 'the dehumanisation and criminalisation' of poor miners by the South African authorities. Rescuers this week brought to the surface more than 200 illegal miners who were trapped underground for months at Stilfontein mine near Johannesburg.
more than 200 illegal miners who were trapped underground for months at Stilfontein mine near Johannesburg. Dozens of bodies were also recovered in the rescue operation.
South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a months-long police siege. The Giwusa…
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