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South African police launch hunt for alleged illegal mining ‘kingpin’
Escape of James Neo Tshoaeli, a Lesotho national known as Tiger, described as an ‘embarrassment’. South African police are hunting an alleged “kingpin” of illegal mining after he escaped from ...The Guardian - 2h -
South Africa police: Officers let ringleader in illegal gold mine disaster escape
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...ABC News - 4h -
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Why the gold boom is causing a surge in illegal mining
Gold exports from Africa more than doubled between 2012 and 2022 from 243 metric tons to 609 metric tons.CNBC - 2d -
Rescuers pull survivors and bodies from abandoned South Africa gold mine
A rescue team in South Africa has finished a recovery operation to find more than 200 miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.CBS News - 2d -
Why South Africa wants to jail miners trapped underground for months
More than 70 people have reportedly died while trapped in a mine after a monthlong standoff with the South African government over illegal mining. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.CBS News - 2d -
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‘I can’t lose hope’: families await news of trapped miners in South Africa
Police operation to stamp out illegal mining by blocking food supplies has turned to tragedy as relatives wait for loved ones to be rescued. Almost three days into a South African government ...The Guardian - 4d -
Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve them out.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have been pulled out of a mine since Monday.BBC News - 4d -
At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mineABC News - 5d -
78 corpses pulled from besieged gold mine after 'horrific' crackdown in South Africa
At least 78 illegal miners have been pulled out dead from a South African mine where police blocked food and water supplies for months in what trade unions described as a “horrific” state crackdown ...NBC News - 5d -
South Korea Arrests President on Second Attempt. It Took 1,000 Police.
Authorities detained the impeached Yoon Suk Yeol, a move some say prolongs the divisions that have racked South Korea since he declared martial law last month.The Wall Street Journal - 5d -
South Africa arrests over 100 illegal miners after underground rescue
Hundreds more still trapped since August in abandoned gold mine with dozens deadFinancial Times - 5d -
South Korea’s President Yoon arrested after stand-off with police
Predawn raid on impeached leader’s compound marks latest twist in political crisis over failed martial law bidFinancial Times - 5d -
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Rescuers pull more bodies from South Africa gold mine
Hundreds of people have reportedly been underground since a crackdown on illegal mining began last year.BBC News - 6d -
100 people reportedly dead in South African mine as rescues continue
Arguing that the miners had entered the mine without permission, authorities reportedly cracked down by cutting off their access to food and water.CBS News - 6d -
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South Africa police find 26 naked Ethiopians held by suspected traffickers
Three people arrested after group escapes Johannesburg house by breaking a window and burglar bar. South African police have rescued 26 Ethiopians from a suspected human trafficking ring in ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
South Africa’s sports minister joins growing calls for boycott of Afghanistan
Afghanistan to feature at upcoming Champions Trophy England and South Africa are in group with Afghanistan South Africa’s sports minister has joined calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Peter Hain urges South Africa to protest Afghanistan game at Champions Trophy
Anti-apartheid campaigner plea to governing body Women’s cricket team disbanded under Taliban rule The veteran anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain has called on Cricket South Africa to ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Vaughan to captain England U19s in South Africa
Somerset all-rounder Archie Vaughan, son of former England captain Michael, will captain England U19s on their tour of South Africa later this month.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Ireland Joins South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
Ireland had said it would intervene in the case at the International Court of Justice, arguing that Israel’s actions in Gaza amounted to collective punishment.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Ireland joins South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel
Ireland filed a declaration of intervention Monday in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The decision comes after Ireland’s November ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Thandiswa Mazwai Is the Voice of South Africa’s First Post-Apartheid Generation
Thandiswa Mazwai has sung of South Africa’s highs and lows since the country became a multiracial democracy 30 years ago. “My calling is to sing the people’s joy, to sing the people’s sadness.”The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
'Another violation,' Blinken says of North Korean launch as he visits South Korea
The JCS said the South Korean military has heightened surveillance for additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture to share info with the U.S. and Japan.ABC News - Jan. 6 -
Philadelphia police launch program to reduce arrests of minors
Philadelphia police will stop arresting kids who are accused of first-time, low-level offenses as part of a police diversion program, beginning Monday.The Hill - Jan. 6 -
ArcelorMittal's South Africa Business to Wind Down Long-Steel Production
Around 3,500 jobs will be affected after weak economic conditions, high costs and Chinese steel imports weighed on the company.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6 -
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South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to detain impeached Yoon
Its investigators failed to bring him to custody after an hours-long standoff.ABC News - Jan. 5 -
South Korean Police Raid Offices of Airline, Airport Involved in Plane Crash
The search warrant lists charges of professional negligence resulting in death, after 179 people were killed on a Jeju Air flight.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 2 -
Police raid airline's offices after crash killed 179 people in South Korea
The flight was carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed before slamming into a barrier, killing all aboard except two flight attendants.CBS News - Jan. 2 -
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South Korea plane crash: police raid Muan airport and Jeju Air office
Pressure builds on authorities to establish cause of crash which killed 179 people. Police in South Korea have raided Muan international airport, the scene of Sunday’s plane crash , in which 179 ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
South Korea police search Jeju Air and airport operator over fatal plane crash
South Korean police said they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday’s crash that killed 179 people.NBC News - Jan. 2