South African minister holds out olive branch to illegal miners in stand-off with police
Senzo Mchunu's comments seem more conciliatory than those of a cabinet minister who previously said the government would not send help because they were "criminals".
South African residents try to rescue trapped illegal miners after police refuse help
A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they ...
South African government seeks experts’ help to bring illegal miners to the surface
The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to ...
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...
Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners
Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.
Commerce Department finalizes $6.6 billion semiconductor deal with TSMC
The Biden administration announced on Friday that the Commerce Department awarded TSMC Arizona $6.6 billion in direct funding ...
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused mine in South Africa
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after authorities cut off their supplies and ...
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South Africa cuts off support to 4,000 trapped miners
An estimated 4,500 illegal miners are trapped underground in South Africa as the government attempts to smoke them out by cutting off their food and water ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared underground
Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited outside a disused mine shaft in South ...
Sri Lanka's leftist National People's Party coaltion sweeps to power in parliamentary election
The National People's Power alliance of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake swept to power after a snap ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground
Illegal mining has plagued South Africa for decades through small-time pilfering and organised criminal networks. Many of ...
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South Africa’s government says it won’t help group of illegal miners inside closed mine
South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West ...