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 ...
Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners
Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.
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S Africa denies illegal miners supplies
South Africa’s government says it will not help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West Province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official ...
SANDF reports positive impact of soldier deployment in effort to curb illegal mining
Police and underground miners in Stilfontein have been at odds for a number of days. As a result, the local police began to ...