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South African Rescue Workers Halt Search for 20 Missing Miners

Rescue workers called off a search for at least 20 unlicensed miners who died after a rock fall at a closed gold mine east of Johannesburg, a labor union said.

Mandela Is in Good Health, Spirits in Johannesburg Hospital, Grandson Says

Nelson Mandela , the former South African president who was hospitalized yesterday, is in “good spirits,” his grandson said.

Mandela, Zuma-Linked Mine May Flood South African Town, Rival, M&G Reports

Aurora Empowerment Systems Ltd. has halted pumping at its Grootvlei mine in South Africa, threatening to flood the nearby town of Nigel and a mine shaft owned by Gold One International Ltd., Johannesburg’s Mail & Guardian reported, citing employees and labor union officials.

Aurora Given Three Days to Leave Orkney, Springs Mining Assets, Union Says

Aurora Empowerment Systems Ltd., the company led by a grandson of Nelson Mandela , has been given three days to vacate gold mines at Orkney and Springs that it planned to acquire, two labor unions said.

Zuma Family Favoritism Imperils ANC Post as Black Empowerment Goes Sour

The involvement of South African President Jacob Zuma ’s family in a series of controversial business deals has fueled anger among labor unions, whose support helped propel Zuma to power last year, at a time when one in four South Africans is unemployed.

Illegal Miners Shot Dead at Gold Mine Run by Mandela, Zuma Relatives

Security guards working for South Africa’s Aurora Empowerment Systems Ltd., a company run by the grandson of Nelson Mandela and the nephew of President Jacob Zuma, shot dead four illegal diggers at a gold mine.

Mandela Hospital Stay for Second Day No Reason for Alarm, Motlanthe Says

South Africa’s Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said there is “no need to panic” over the health of Nelson Mandela , the country’s first black president, who spent a second night in hospital while undergoing tests.

Zuma's Nephew in Talks With Shandong Gold on Aurora's Mines, M&G Reports

Khulubuse Zuma, the nephew of South African President Jacob Zuma, is in talks with Shandong Gold Mining Co. over the funding of mines in South Africa run by Aurora Empowerment Systems Ltd., the Johannesburg-based Mail & Guardian newspaper reported, citing Jen-Chih Huang, who is helping to negotiate the transaction.

Zuma's Nephew Says That Illegal Miners Shot Dead Were `Very Unfortunate'

South African police ended a search for the bodies of miners shot dead by security guards in the underground gold mine of Aurora Empowerment Systems Ltd., a company led by Nelson Mandela’s grandson and President Jacob Zuma’s nephew.

Aurora Given Till Feb. 28 to Raise Funds, Business Day Says

Aurora Empowerment Systems Ltd. has been given until Feb. 28 by the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa to secure funding to buy the assets of Pamodzi Gold Ltd., Johannesburg’s Business Day reported, citing Enver Motala, a liquidator.

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