The South African gold mines taken over by criminal gangs
Down a shaft that plunged more than a mile below the earth in South Africa’s old mining heartland, a man’s life hung in the ...
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Inside South Africa's 'ruthless' gang-controlled gold mines
Ndumiso lives and works in a small gang-controlled "town" - complete with markets and a red light district - that has grown up deep underground at a disused gold mine in South Africa. Ndumiso told ...
The killing of South Africa’s ‘last gentleman’s gangster’
Prowling the fairways of Fancourt Golf Estate, his sandy blond hair swept back and designer sunglasses donned, Mark Lifman ...
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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 ...
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‘Surrender or starve’: Siege outside South African gold mine taken over by criminal gangs
Gang leaders recruit or coerce these men into working in disused quarries, forcing them to spend weeks or months at a time inside before they are allowed to resurface. [ South African authorities ...