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Jul 2023
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Is illegal mining threatening relations ...

Bbc World Service
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<p>“I just wish the governments of South Africa and Lesotho would come together and help us to get the bodies” In May, 31 people believed to be illegal miners died in a gas explosion at an abandoned shaft in the Free State province of South Africa. The authorities have been trying to retrieve their remains, but high levels of methane gas is making it dif ... Show More
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