The Guardian Nigeria8m
Groups want illegal mining checked in North
A group, Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), has described the death of 13 young miners in Bassa Local Council of Plateau State, barely ...
Zama zamas: ‘My brother, who is on chronic medication, has been underground for three months’
Stilfontein resident, Thandeka Thom said there were no job opportunities in the area and desperation drives many to become ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution25m
South Africa's government won't help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa's government says it won't 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 ...
'We will smoke them out': South Africa seeks arrest of illegal miners hiding underground
Authorities in South Africa have cut off supplies to nearly 4,000 illegal gold miners hiding underground, as the government ...
WJBF2h
Police in South Africa cut off supplies to illegal mining operation with 4,000 workers still inside
Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested ...
South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in ...
ABC 17 News8h
South African government refuses to help hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...
South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining ...
Tokyo police arrest American tourist for allegedly defacing shrine gate
Tokyo authorities arrested a 65-year-old U.S. tourist for allegedly defacing the grate of a local shrine on Tuesday.