16 h. ago Hundreds of workers trapped deep underground in South African gold mine

Rescuers are attempting to provide food to the trapped workers in the three-kilometre-deep Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg

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21 h. ago Nearly 300 workers trapped deep underground in South African gold mine

Around 289 workers are trapped in the three-kilometre-deep mine

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22 h. ago Hundreds of miners trapped underground in South Africa as urgent rescue operation launched

The operator of the mine near Johannesburg, Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof, have said they are trying to get the men out while also attempting to provide them with food

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22 h. ago South Africa mine rescue LIVE: At least 300 Kloof workers trapped underground

The 300 miners have been stuck in Shaft 7 of Sibanye-Stillwater's Kloof mine since last night without any food, according to reports, with a major rescue operation underway

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4 d. ago Child sex ring horror in South Africa's illegal mines: Witnesses describe how youths are sent underground and passed around by miners to be raped

Most of the children in the mine are foreign and do not understand what they are getting into, according to a whistleblower.

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6 d. ago Welsh billionaire you've probably never heard of who wasn't on the Sunday Times Rich List

Gren Thomas grew up in Swansea and was working underground in south Wales at the age of 16. He left the country to find his fortune, and ended up finding diamonds....

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