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The perils of South Africa’s illegal mining sectorThe derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...
How resources are developed, and where capital is allocated, will determine whether the continent becomes a leader in the ...
The miner, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, said he surfaced on ...
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...
In South Africa, nearly 2,000 illegal miners faced starvation and dire conditions in abandoned mines after a police crackdown. Many miners died due to lack of food and supplies. This illegal mining ...
More than 17,000 alleged illegal miners, many from neighbouring countries, have surfaced in South Africa during a police ...
South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...
Trapped up to 2.5 kilometres underground, the miners faced horrific conditions, with some resorting to cannibalism to survive ...
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The perils of S. Africa's illegal mining sectorThe derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...
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