{"id":245257,"date":"2025-05-19T18:04:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/child-exploitation-uncovered-in-illegal-mines-in-south-africa-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T18:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:04:43","slug":"child-exploitation-uncovered-in-illegal-mines-in-south-africa-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/child-exploitation-uncovered-in-illegal-mines-in-south-africa-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Child exploitation uncovered in illegal mines in South Africa | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2qkN1vAI5pI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Child exploitation uncovered in illegal mines in South Africa | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2qkN1vAI5pI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Warning: This story contains details that some people may find distressing.<\/p>\n<p>A BBC investigation has uncovered evidence that children as young as 15 are being trafficked into illegal mines and sexually abused across South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Several eye witnesses have described repeated instances of sexual abuse of children in at least three illegal mines.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s illegal mining industry made global headlines last year following a standoff between police and miners at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in the North West Province.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#SouthAfrica #Africa #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: This story contains details that some people may find distressing. 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