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South Africa illegal mining: The hunt for alleged Stilfontein kingpin Tiger

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'Tiger' James Neo Tshoaeli , 42 , has evaded a police manhunt for the past four months .

He is accused of controlling illegal operations at an abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein in South Africa .

Tiger escaped custody, police allege, and four policemen, alleged to have aided his breakout, are out on bail and awaiting trial.

Tiger 's home is near the city of Mokhotlong , a five-hour drive from Maseru , on the road that skirts the nation's mountains.

The 39-year-old 's body was among those discovered in the disused gold mine in January .

He had migrated to South Africa to find money to feed his family and put some roofing on his house.

His family say they did not realise he was working as a zama zama until a relative called them to say he had died underground.

Lesotho is one of the poorest countries in the world.

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73

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69

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39

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informal

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English

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32

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