Activists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say there's no choice
Activists are planting trees in an effort to protect disappearing forests in Mali, but residents are cutting and selling ...
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Police ‘not backing down’ as estimated 400 illegal miners ‘refuse’ to resurface
The South African Police Service (SAPS) estimates that 350 to 400 illegal miners are refusing to resurface from an abandoned ...
Miners’ plight reaches SAHRC
As five illegal miners resurfaced on Thursday and a partly decomposed body brought out of an old mine in Stilfontein, North ...
More than 4 000 illegal miners remain trapped amid Operation Val’ Umgodi in Stilfontein
There is still at least 4 000 illegal miners still trapped inside one of the abandoned mine shaft which is the centre of ...
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Police spokesperson calls rescue attempt of trapped miners ‘unsafe’
In the past few weeks, over 1,000 miners have surfaced at various mines in North West province, with many reported to be weak ...