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South Africa: Siege of illegal gold mine enters third week

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Dianne Hawker in Stilfontein, South Africa
November 22, 2024

South African police have cut off food supplies to illegal miners holed up in an abandoned gold mine. Relatives are calling on the government to show leniency. Illegal mining is widespread due to a lack of work in official mines. Dianne Hawker reports from Stilfontein.

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