How safe are South Africa's mines?
Eleven miners have been killed in an accident at a platinum mine in South Africa, despite earlier concerns about safety.
Eleven miners have been killed at a platinum mine in South Africa, despite earlier concerns about safety. The country has some of the deepest platinum and gold mining shafts in the world and accidents are a regular occurrance. So, how safe are the mines in South Africa?
Also, coup leaders in Niger have overturned an eight-year-old law criminalising migrant smuggling in the country. What will its impact be?
And an opera celebrating the life and times of gay rights and anti-apartheid activist Simon Tseko Nkoli.
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