Africa Matters: South Africa takes a hard line on illegal mining
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Africa Matters: South Africa takes a hard line on illegal mining
The South African government says it is losing nearly four billion US dollars each year to illegal mining. Miners say they can't find jobs, so they enter closed shafts to search for leftover deposits. Police suspect trapped miners in Stilfontein are part of larger syndicates that pose security risks. But families just want them rescued.
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