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Shock and anger after top Ghanaian politician sentenced to 20 years for illegal mining
Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as "Chairman Wontumi", was also fined more than $10,000 (£7,450).
July 21, 2026Twelve killed in mass shooting in Johannesburg, police say
Another nine people were injured at an informal settlement in Cleveland late on Tuesday.
June 10, 2026South African police: 12 killed, nine injured in Johannesburg shooting - Reuters
South African police: 12 killed, nine injured in Johannesburg shooting Reuters
June 10, 2026South Africans say criminal gangs are exploiting the water crisis
Residents of some areas have been without mains water for weeks.
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Shock and anger after top Ghanaian politician sentenced to 20 years for illegal mining
Along with the jail sentence,"Chairman Wontumi" was fined more than $10,000 (£7,450) Ghana's main opposition party has reacted with anger after one of its most influential leaders was sentenced to 20
12 killed, nine wounded in Joburg mass shooting
JOHANNESBURG - Twelve people have been killed and nine others wounded following a mass shooting at Jumpers Informal Settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg. It is reported at about 11:10pm on Tuesday n
Manhunt under way in South Africa after 12 killed in mass shooting in Johannesburg
Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt after 12 people were killed in a mass shooting at an informal settlement in Johannesburg. At least 10 suspects, heavily armed with rifles, entered the J
A look at South Africa’s extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers
Soldiers were deployed to the streets of South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday in an effort to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining. (AP video shot by : Nqobile Ntshangase) South Africa
South African soldiers dismantle illegal mining operations near Johannesburg as miners flee
South African National Defense Force soldiers and police officers load recovered generators and machinery left behind by illegal miners, during a patrol in Randfontein, west of Johannesburg, South Afr