South Africa police standoff with illegal gold miners escalates
The police sealed off access to the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein several weeks ago to deny the miners access to food and other essentials.
A FATHER-of-two has been jailed after trying to collect £730,000 of gold bullion for a criminal gang to clear his drug debts. James Rea, 45, walked into a precious metal merchants in London with a forged driving licence and utility bill in the name of