A South African horror story: illegal mining stand-off draws to an end

Rescue workers look on as a cage is lifted from an abandoned gold shaft in Stilfontein on January 16, 2025.

In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.

(Image credit: LINDA GIVETASH)

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