The rise of illegal gold mining in Africa
In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
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Notes on the underground — where the most desperate and impoverished scavenge for illicit gold
With ghastly stories emerging about cannibalism and mass death underground, it was time to reconnect with the anthropology professor and filmmaker Rosalind Morris, who remains perhaps the ...