Hundreds of illegal miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, in South Africa’s North West province, will ...

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An unspecified number of illegal miners have been hiding in mine shafts in South Africa for months in an attempt to avoid ...

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Macua and other lobby groups released a joint statement criticising the government for being slow in assisting the illegal ...

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