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‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa

String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

Man Accused of Killing Wife and Daughters Allegedly Planned to Shoot Himself Before International Arrest

Ndodana Tshuma, accused of murdering his family in the UK, was arrested in South Africa. He faces extradition for murder charges while also dealing with local firearm possession charges.

International Business Times UK · Jul 14

Man wanted for killing wife, two daughters in UK arrested in South Africa after international manhunt

A 45-year-old British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage has been arrested in South Africa on suspicion of murdering his wife and two young daughters in the UK, bringing a swift international manhunt to a close.

The Times of India · Jul 11

South African union calls Stilfontein mine siege a 'state-sponsored massacre'

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 labour union called the operation the "worst state-sponsored massacre" since the end of apartheid.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 17, 2025

S.Africa Rescuers Say Clearance Of Clandestine Miners Now Over

Rescuers retrieving illegal miners from a disused South African gold shaft said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show nobody was left underground, after 78 bodies and more than 200 miners were lifted out this week.

International Business Times · Jan 16, 2025

Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

South African officials weigh up rescue mission for illegal miners underground

Police say 350-400 people have stayed in Stilfontein mine to avoid arrest after minister vowed to ‘smoke them out’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know

Police officials surrounded the mine and cut off suppliers to the illegal miners, hoping to force them out.

Al Jazeera · Nov 18, 2024

Miners holed up in abandoned South Africa shaft ‘starving’

Rescue operations involving volunteers ongoing in Stilfontein amid reports that hundreds are still trapped underground.

Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2024

Manhunt after 17 killed in double mass shooting in South Africa

The shooting victims, including 15 women, were killed while attending a family gathering near the town of Lusikisiki in a rural area of Eastern Cape province. South Africa, a country of 62 million, recorded 12,734 homicides in the first six months of this year, according to official crime statistics from…

France 24 · Sep 28, 2024