South Africa’s government says it will not help about 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining.

South Africa's rand was stable early on Thursday after trading turbulently in the days after Donald Trump's U.S. election win, ahead of September's mining production data. At 0803 GMT, the rand traded at 18.

It took less than a week for one of Citigroup Inc.’s recommended Trump trades to sink under water. A day after the US presidential election, the lender recommended buying South Africa’s rand and selling Mexico’s peso.

South Africa started allowing some movement at its main border with Mozambique on Thursday morning, after protests prompted a suspension the day before.

JOHANNESBURG - Operations at the Lebombo border post have been reopened. It was temporarily closed as post-election violence flared up in Mozambique. Trucks are being allowed to pass both gates, as officials monitor any new violence.