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 African government seeks experts' help to bring illegal miners to the surface
The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan ...
Illegal miners risk death in desperate stand-off with police
Hundreds of illegal goldminers are hiding in a disused underground shaft in South Africa after the government ordered their ...
How a rising dollar could hurt African economies
Trump's second-term policies could propel the US currency higher, igniting inflation and debt costs in developing nations. Several African states are already in debt distress, so could Washington tip ...
‘From silver to slavery, the planetary crisis comes from the human capacity to desire — and harm’
Speaking to Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, he discusses his book ‘The Burning Earth’ — and archives planetary hurt: What ...
The Standoff Deep Inside an Abandoned South African Gold Mine
The government is trying to starve more than 1,000 informal prospectors out of a shaft of the Buffelsfontein mine, which ...
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Illegal gold mine in South Africa becomes a deadly trap
Hundreds or even thousands of people are trapped in a gold mine in South Africa's North West Province. Trapped, that is, by authorities waiting to arrest them for illegal mining. Relatives have been ...
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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.
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground
Desperate relatives of possibly hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft in South Africa waited ...
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 ...
South Africa's government won't help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
Miners are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities after police closed off the ...
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Coal, gold weigh on mining industry’s production increases
South Africa’s gold and coal sectors were the only sectors to post decreases in production for September and the situation is ...