The rise of illegal gold mining in Africa
In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in illegal gold mining has highlighted the growing dangers of the industry. Zinhle Essamuah traveled to West Africa to explore the forces driving the dark side of the gold rush.
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...
South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...
Boost in commodities demand helps narrow Africa's China trade deficit as nations urge more imports of processed goods China's ...
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
Rescuers retrieving illegal miners from a disused South African gold shaft said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...
A total of 78 bodies and 166 survivors - some of them emaciated and disorientated - have been hauled out so far in a ...
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