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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's ...
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South Africa commissions largest wheeling project to date
South Africa’s largest wheeling project to date has been commissioned in Lichtenburg, North West Province. Under the terms of the agreement, SOLA Group will supply more than 200 MW of renewable ...
Rescue camera gave officials a view of hundreds of miners in South Africa trapped in shaft
Late last year, a specialized mine rescue camera was lowered into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South ...
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: ...