South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused shaft, a day after a cabinet minister said the government was trying to "smoke them out".
South African government says it won’t help thousands of illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining.
South African government refuses to help hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
(CNN) — Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry. Food and water supplies to those underground ...
South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining
'Smoke them out': South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein,
South Africa is trying to starve 4,000 miners out of an illegal mine
South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an abandoned shaft to face arrest.
Police in South Africa cut off supplies to illegal mining operation with 4,000 workers still inside
Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested.
Europe's largest inland surf resort opens in disused quarry
With a wave pool three times the size of a football pitch, Lost Shore is Europe's largest surf resort of its kind. So, how ...
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SA Govt in “stand-off” with illegal miners at disused gold mine
Operation O Kae Molao was led by SAPS HUNDREDS of illegal miners may yet be underground at a disused gold shaft in South ...
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Ramsgate Man Passes Away After Falling Down Disused Borehole, Bad Weather Complicates Rescue Efforts
The community of Ramsgate are still coming to terms with the death of a man who passed away after falling down a disused ...
Arrest after cannabis farm found in disused shop
A man has been arrested after hundreds of cannabis plants were seized in a disused shop. Police discovered more than 200 ...
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IAEA Conducts Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources Technical Centre Peer Review Mission in Slovenia
An IAEA DSRS-TeC peer review mission was conducted at the Agency for Radioactive Waste Management (ARAO) from 30 September to 2 October 2024 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (Photo: ARAO) ...
Police uncover huge cannabis factory in disused city warehouse
Police have uncovered a cannabis factory in a disused Newport warehouse. The discovery was made after officers responded to ...
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Disused building to be demolished in planned upgrade of National Park
An "underutilised" section of National Park will be transformed into open green space with the proposed demolition of a ...
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Kent healthcare hub plans could see disused building provide 60,000 GP, dentist or optician appointments per year
A disused university building in Kent could be transformed into an ‘all-in-one’ healthcare centre offering up to 60,000 ...
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Demolition completed of disused pedestrian footbridge by Slough's Tesco superstore
The demolition of the pedestrian footbridge by Slough’s Tesco superstore has been completed over the weekend. The major ...