Next Africa: How the South African Mining Tragedy Unfolded
South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...
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Destitute South Africans and migrants risk their lives in illegal mines—and are exploited by criminal gangs
In the small town of Stilfontein, some 90 miles from the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, hundreds, possibly thousands, of illegal miners—locally called zama zamas (which can be translated as ...
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Underground Nightmare: The Human Cost of Illegal Mining in South Africa
In South Africa, nearly 2,000 illegal miners faced starvation and dire conditions in abandoned mines after a police crackdown. Many miners died due to lack of food and supplies. This illegal mining ...
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Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast
In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and ...
The Stilfontein massacre: a crime of the ANC and South African capitalism
These 78 workers were murdered by the ANC government. Its barbarous actions are a devastating indictment of bourgeois ...
Pan African Resources: The Overlooked Jewel In Africa's Mining Crown
Pan African Resources has a strong track record in low-cost extraction and project management and is poised for growth. Learn ...