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Illegal gold mining ringleader escapes custody in South Africa after mine rescue operation. Ongoing investigation into escape and crimes committed undergro...

The South African government has opened up a bid process for prospective organisers of a future Formula 1 race in the country.

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 survivors were rescued and 78 bodies were retrieved last week

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A miner who spent six months in a disused mine has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands

South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a months-long police siege. The Giwusa labour union called the operation the "worst state-sponsored massacre" since the end of apartheid.

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August