Johannesburg revival: Bringing hope to one of world's most dangerous cities
Johannesburg was seen as being one of the most dangerous cities in the world. But the building turned itself around 15 years ...
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Gang leader 'Tiger' evades South African police after 78 mine deaths
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A suspected gang leader known as "Tiger" escaped ... gold illegally in abandoned industrial mines in South Africa. The operations are thought to be run by Lesotho ...
Trapped South African miners resorted to CANNIBALISM and snacked on cockroaches
Thousands of illegal miners working at the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, near Johannesburg, surrendered but around 400 remained - with only 324 of them making it out alive ...
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How South Africa’s Famo music gave birth to Lesotho’s ‘terrorist’ gangs
At a rest stop between Johannesburg and Maseru ... are also thought to be associated with Famo gangs. Along Lesotho’s border with South Africa, it is generally peaceful – populated with ...
South Africa halts search for trapped illegal miners over safety concerns
Illegal mining is common in many parts of South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas – from an isiZulu ...
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Rubio to boycott Johannesburg's G20 meeting over South Africa's land expropriation law
South Africa, which holds the the G20 presidency until the end of November, is to host a meeting of the intergovernmental group Feb. 20 and 21 in the capital Johannesburg under the theme of ...