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Apple faces investigation over use of conflict minerals in DR Congo
Technology giant Apple Inc. is under investigation for allegedly using minerals sourced from conflict-hit zones in the ...
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
Transcript: Apple is accused of profiting from ‘blood minerals’
Donald Trump unveils aggressive new policy measures at his inauguration. The Democratic Republic of Congo puts pressure on Apple over critical minerals. David Pilling Apple says it has undertaken all ...
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Investigating magistrate appointed in Belgium in Congo conflict minerals case
An investigating magistrate has been appointed in Belgium after Democratic Republic of the Congo in December filed criminal ...
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'Mammoth task' to identify South Africa mine victims, police say
Many mines in South Africa have been abandoned over the last three decades by companies that did not find them economically viable. The mines have been taken over by gangs, often former employees ...
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87 ...