Hundreds of gold miners trapped in Free State mine

[Daily Maverick] FIRST THING with JOHN STUPART TGIF, 2 February 2018 “Create with the heart; build with the mind.” Criss Jami [We Buy Cars. Selling? We're buying!]( [( STORY OF THE DAY [Scorpio: The Makwakwa Dossier, Part 4 – In order to help his No 2, Moyane contravened the FIC act]( By REBECCA DAVIS SARS boss Tom Moyane misused SARS in order to hustle information out of the Financial Intelligence Centre for the benefit and defence of his second-in-command Jonas Makwakwa, who stands accused of money laundering. Moyane also tipped off Makwakwa about the FIC investigation into his mysterious good fortune. This amounts to several serious contraventions of the Financial Intelligence Act. In accordance with the act, there are grounds for criminal charges against Moyane – something that might land him a jail sentence or hefty fine, experts say. By PAULI VAN WYK for SCORPIO. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING [Hundreds of miners stuck in Free State mine]( At least 950 gold miners have spent the night underground. The Sibanye-Stillwater company's Beatrix gold mine suffered a massive power failure on Thursday, leaving crew scrambling to bring generators online to hoist up the trapped workers. The miners were in no immediate danger and were receiving fresh air and supplies. Spending more than 24 hours 1km underground, however, can be adequately described as "pure hell". As of this morning they had begun being hoisted back up. [Castro's son commits suicide]( Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the eldest son of Fidel Castro, has committed suicide. Aged 68, "Fidelito" suffered from severe depression. He had been receiving medical treatment for months up until the time of his death. He was a trained scientist, working on Cuba's nuclear power programme and acting as a science adviser to the government. 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