South African police launch manhunt for gang leader of illegal mine
South African police have launched a manhunt for a Lesotho gang member believed to have controlled operations at an illegal ...
Gang Leader 'Tiger' Evades South African Police After 78 Mine Deaths
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -A suspected gang leader known as "Tiger" escaped with the help of South African police after being ...
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The perils of South Africa’s illegal mining sector
The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
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'Mammoth task' to identify South Africa mine victims, police say
It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police ...
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DJ Big N Recounts Miraculous Escape from Robbery Attack in Johannesburg
Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Big N, has shared the harrowing details of how he narrowly escaped death after being attacked during a robbery in Johannesburg, South Africa. The incident took place on ...
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Gang leader 'Tiger' evades South African police after 78 mine deaths
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A suspected gang leader known as "Tiger" escaped ... gold illegally in abandoned industrial mines in South Africa. The operations are thought to be run by Lesotho ...
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South African police launch manhunt for gang leader of illegal mine
South African ... in South Africa in search of leftover gold. Some of the workers spend months at a time underground. The lucrative industry is known to be run by Lesotho-based gangs, and police ...