Joburg mayor Morero needs all help in fight to reclaim hijacked buildings
Johannesburg's Mayor Dada Morero leads a significant initiative to reclaim hijacked buildings in Hillbrow, addressing crime and urban decay in South Africa's largest city ...
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Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. Authorities ...
South Africa's Heart of Darkness —Capitalism, Cannibalism and Cadavers
How can one rationalise punishing miners in such a manner—miners who, in many cases, are themselves economic refugees from ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground
Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months, with more than 100 ...
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At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
(AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File) JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being ...
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South Africa starts rescuing illegal gold miners trapped for months
An operation to rescue illegal gold miners who are stranded in deep underground shafts in South Africa’s North West ... about 97 miles southwest of Johannesburg, to deny the miners access ...