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South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors
STILFONTEIN, South Africa - South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in...
4 days ago2 min read
Footage shows trapped miners, dead bodies underground after South Africa raid
JOHANNESBURG -At least 400 illegal miners remained trapped underground in South Africa two months after a police raid, a group working on...
Dec 1, 20241 min read
Trump warns BRICS nations against replacing US dollar
WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that BRICS member countries commit to not creating a new currency or...
Nov 26, 20241 min read
Facts-Cricket-South Africa vs Sri Lanka test series
Following are facts and figures ahead of the two-match test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka, which begins on Wednesday:...
Nov 21, 20243 min read
Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says
KAMPALA - A veteran Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya at the weekend, transferred to Uganda and...
Nov 17, 20241 min read
South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
JOHANNESBURG - South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a...
Nov 5, 20242 min read
UK's Prince William begins climate-focused trip to South Africa
CAPE TOWN - Britain's Prince William began a four-day trip to South Africa on Monday by meeting young environmentalists and playing rugby...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Cape Town's 'bicycle mayor' helps township girls embrace cycling
CAPE TOWN - As Sindile Mavundla guided young girls on their bikes through a street in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township, he said he had...
Sep 24, 20242 min read
Factbox-The racial divide in South Africa's economy
JOHANNESBURG - Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa's economy remains deeply divided by race, spurring political debate...
Sep 14, 20242 min read
South Africa's coalition government sees first real friction over education bill
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said he would sign into law a disputed education bill, prompting the...
Aug 16, 20241 min read
Boost for South Africa's Zuma as prominent leftist politician joins his party
JOHANNESBURG - The deputy leader of South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Thursday he was resigning...
Aug 8, 20241 min read
South African slap fighter wants rule book for little-known sport
JOHANNESBURG - He started out as a boxer, then switched to the wrestling ring. Now, South Africa's Danie "Pitbull" van Heerden wants...
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