Who are the miners trapped inside a closed mine in South Africa?
South African authorities try to force as many as 4,000 illegal miners - known as zama zamas - to return to the surface, by denying them food and water. The miners, who have been stuck underground, ...
Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners
Dozens of volunteers have entered an abandoned gold mine in South Africa to help what could be thousands of illegal miners ...
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused mine in South Africa
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after authorities cut off their supplies and ...
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Illegal Gold Finances Latin America’s Dictators & Cartels. The United States Must Lead the Fight Against It.
Latin America’s criminal organizations used to make most of their billions trafficking drugs. But now, in Colombia, Peru, the ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared underground
Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited outside a disused mine shaft in South ...
Sri Lanka's leftist National People's Party coaltion sweeps to power in parliamentary election
The National People's Power alliance of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake swept to power after a snap ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground
Illegal mining has plagued South Africa for decades through small-time pilfering and organised criminal networks. Many of ...
South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused ...
South Africa’s Harmony Gold Mining announces leadership change
The company has announced the appointment of a new group CEO and deputy group CEO, effective from 1 January 2025.