Brutal Crackdown on South African Workers, 78 Corpses Found in Stilfontein Mine

Brutal Crackdown on South African Workers, 78 Corpses Found in Stilfontein Mine

At least 78 bodies have been recovered from a mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, where police had blocked food and water supplies for illegal miners for several months. This incident has been described by trade unions as a "horrific" state crackdown, where desperate individuals had entered the mine to make a living.

So far, 166 miners have been rescued alive, but over a hundred more are still trapped underground, with rescue operations ongoing. The South African government has referred to illegal mining as a "war on the economy." Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance (DA) party has raised questions about the police's actions and called for an investigation.