JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Five illegal miners have been found dead in an abandoned shaft near Johannesburg, emergency services said on Wednesday, highlighting the dangers of scavenging for bullion beneath Africa's financial centre.
Two illegal migrants from Zimbabwe died earlier this month in another disused gold mine on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
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