Manhunt for Stilfontein underground 'kingpin' after escaping police custody
North West Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng, has ordered maximum resources to be mobilised in finding an alleged Stilfontein mining kingpin.
Police launch manhunt for escaped Stilfontein zama zama kingpin 'Tiger'
Tiger’, a Lesotho national, is implicated in several statements as one of the ring leaders who controlled operations underground, and accused of murder, torture and denying other trapped illegal miners food and water.
Tiger hunt: Police launch manhunt for alleged kingpin of illegal mining at Stilfontein
Police have launched a manhunt for the alleged kingpin known as ‘Tiger’ in the Stilfontein gold mine debacle. The alleged kingpin resurfaced from shaft 11 in Stilfontein last week during a rescue mission to get the miners out.
'Trying to kill us': Stilfontein illegal miner recalls police siege
Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's after a crackdown on illegal mining at the site in Stilfontein that began in August,
South Africa police launch manhunt for illegal mining 'kingpin'
The police force said officials had helped James Neo Tshoaeli, a Lesotho national also known as Tiger, to escape after he was pulled up from the mine in Stilfontein. More than 240 illegal miners were brought up alive from the mine after it had been blockaded for months by the police.
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Police launch manhunt for suspected Stilfontein Shaft 11 ringleader after he evades arrest
Police are throwing "maximum resources" into a manhunt for Lesotho man, James Neo Tshoaeli, known as Tiger, who is believed ...
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Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths
Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...
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Stilfontein mine: ANC says deaths regrettable, but rule of law must apply
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Volunteers say Stilfontein shaft littered with body parts of miners who fell and died while trying to resurface
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Stilfontein mine tragedy highlights the need for a much clearer SAPS Code of Conduct
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Stilfontein returns to normalcy following conclusion of a drawn-out operation to retrieve illegal miners
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