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South Africa denies help to illegal miners

South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine

Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining deposits.

BBC on MSN · 7h

South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground

An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein, in the North West province, for about a month.

Hosted on MSN · 14h

South Africa is trying to starve 4,000 miners out of an illegal mine

South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an abandoned shaft to face arrest.

Trump, Africa

Newsweek on MSN · 13h

Trump Back in the White House Could Be Good for Africa, Says Ex-Diplomat

An ex-diplomat has said President-elect Donald Trump 's return to the White House could be good for Africa. Dr. Kingsley Makhubela, a former senior South African diplomat and the former South African Chief of Protocol, has stated that Trump's directness and focus on negotiation could benefit African nations.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

How Africa Is Bracing for Trump’s Second Term

In the wake of Trump’s win, Kenya’s William Ruto said his country “stands ready” to deepen its ties with Washington. Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu spoke of a second Trump administration ushering in an era of “earnest, beneficial, and reciprocal” cooperation.

BBC on MSN · 1d

Unconventional Trump brings openings and perils for Africa

It is difficult to try to predict the decisions that US President-elect Donald Trump will make when he returns to the White House. But one thing seems unlikely to change: his dislike of patient, principled diplomacy as a means to peace and his preference for transactional politics and populist gestures.

England v South Africa

BBC · 9h

Pre-match: England v South Africa

Sonja McLaughlan presents the build-up to England v South Africa.

ESPN · 14h

England vs. South Africa: How to watch, team news, analysis

Everything you need to know as England take on South Africa with the fate of their Autumn Test series hanging by a thread.

Barron's · 19h

RugbyU: South Africa Team To Play England

South Africa team to play England in a one-off rugby Test at Twickenham on Saturday (kick-off 1740 GMT): South Africa (15-1) Aphelele Fassi; Cheslin Kolbe, Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende, Kurt-Lee Arendse;

The Economist15h

To get more capital Africa needs more data

The view that African firms and governments pay a higher cost of capital than is necessary to compensate investors in debt ...

1hOpinion

Africa's 'Year of Elections' Has Been Hard to Watch

Credible votes in Botswana, Senegal, South Africa and Mauritius have shone this year. But political repression and violence ...

23h

Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

The deputy director of Chad's National Meteorological Agency waggled his finger up and down to demonstrate how a motionless ...

U.S. News & World Report16h

Fibre Optic Cables Should Be Considered 'Critical Infrastructure' in Africa, Google Says

Fibre Optic Cables Should Be Considered 'Critical Infrastructure' in Africa, Google Says By Nqobile Dludla CAPE TOWN ...

20h

How the Protea Became a Symbol for South Africa

The resilient species — which regrow after wildfires — are said to capture the spirit of a nation reborn.

Associated Press1d

Varma’s hundred leads India to 11-run victory over South Africa despite Jansen’s late onslaught

1don MSN

South Africa's soccer president Danny Jordaan arrested on fraud and theft charges

South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan, who helped bring the first-ever FIFA World Cup tournament to ...

2don MSN

South Africa's Multichoice profit plunges as subscriptions slip

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African pay television company MultiChoice Group reported a 99% fall in half-year profit on ...

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