Tragedy Unfolds: Over 70 Dead as South African Standoff with Trapped Miners Ends in Despair
Stilfontein, South Africa — A tragic conclusion has been reached in the months-long saga involving the deaths of 78 illegal miners in an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, as confirmed by South African authorities this week. Rights groups have alleged that these deaths, likely due to starvation, could have been prevented, labeling the incident a “massacre” as rescue operations began only after significant delay. The miners, believed to be from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and South Africa, …