OPINION | Stilfontein humanitarian crisis: another mine-induced massacre unfolding?

Police have assumed the role of judge and executioner by assuming the guilt of those trapped underground, while the state use a smoke and mirrors approach

14 November 2024 - 04:30 By Moses Cloete and David van Wyk

The Bench Marks Foundation is concerned about the unconstitutional action and the consequent unfolding humanitarian crisis over the last two weeks at Margaret shaft in Orkney in the North West...

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