South African police say they won't help trapped illegal miners
3 hours ago · On Friday, they managed to pull two more people out of the shaft before authorities "disturbed the whole operation," Thembile Botman, a Stilfontein community leader leading the effort, said.
Stilfontein community seeks to expedite process to bring up ... - SABC News
1 day ago · Stilfontein Mine | Thembile Botman explains dynamics of shafts: Police in the North West have opened an inquest after the body of a suspected illegal miner was retrieved this afternoon from a mine shaft in Stilfontein. The body was brought to the surface by 50 residents, who volunteered to rescue those who were too weak to come to the surface ...
WATCH | Decomposed body of illegal miner brought to surface by …
1 day ago · The body of an illegal miner has been recovered from the Stilfontein mine in the North West. The decomposed body was retrieved around 11:00 on Thursday, after 44 locals volunteered to assist the police in helping the trapped zama zamas. Community leader Thembile Botman said volunteers had used ropes to pull the body out and that the police had ...
More than 4 000 illegal miners remain trapped amid Operation Val ...
16 hours ago · Speaking to The Star, community leader, Thembile Botman called on the government to refrain from using excessive force in the process of trying to get the miners back on the surface.
Residents resolve to retrieve illegal miners at Stilfontein - SABC News …
2 days ago · According to a community representative Thembile Botman they need to plan their rescue properly. “Right now, there is no plan of going down and retrieving the bodies, right now the person that we have sent he came with the information of which we must plan on it with the authorities. We also request the other departments that are stakeholders ...
Body of illegal miner brought to surface at Stilfontein mine
1 day ago · Watch community leader Thembile Botman speaking about the rertrieval of the illegal miners body The decomposed body of an illegal miner has been recovered from the Stilfontein mine in the North ...
Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners
1 day ago · On Thursday, community leader Thembile Botman told the BBC that volunteers had used ropes and seat belts to pull a body out of the mine. "The stench of decomposing bodies has left the volunteers ...
Efforts resume to retrieve trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein
2 days ago · Community leader in Stilfontein, Thembile Botman says, “We had a long engagement with authorities yesterday, South African Police Services, so yesterday we tried to send water, soft porridge so that today we are able to start the process of helping them to resurface.” ... Botman adds, “He gave us the report that some of the people are ...
Mine de Stilfontein en Afrique du sud : Des milliers de mineurs
10 hours ago · BBC News, Afrique. Aller au contenu ... le chef de la communauté Thembile Botman a déclaré à la BBC que des volontaires avaient utilisé des cordes et des ceintures de sécurité pour sortir ...
Watu wa kujitolea wanaingia shimoni Afrika Kusini kuwasaidia
7 hours ago · Siku ya Alhamisi, kiongozi wa kijamii Thembile Botman aliambia BBC kwamba watu waliojitolea walitumia kamba na mikanda ya usalama kuvuta mwili kutoka mgodini. "Harufu mbaya ya miili inayooza ...
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