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Rescue Operation Underway for Trapped Miners in South Africa

A comprehensive rescue operation is underway in South Africa since 260 miners got stuck in a gold mine. By Friday evening, around 80 of the trapped had been rescued.

White South African Refugees Arrive in the USA

A first group of Afrikaners – descendants of European colonizers in South Africa – has left their homeland for a new life in the USA. The 59 South Africans have been granted refugee status by the Trump administration, which accuses the South African government of racial discrimination.

Serious bus crash in South Africa – many dead

60 Dead Retrieved from Mine in South Africa

60 dead have been recovered from an abandoned mine shaft in South Africa, the police announce. Over 100 living gold miners have been arrested.

Dozens Rescued After Months in Illegal Mine

26 people have been rescued and at least nine dead bodies have been recovered from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa. Thousands of people are said to work in abandoned mines in the country – without permits.

Naked Men Rescued from Captivity in South Africa

South African police have released 26 Ethiopians who were being held captive in a house in Johannesburg.

Police ordered to lift blockade of mine in South Africa

A South African court has ordered the police to cease their blockade of a former gold mine, where hundreds, possibly thousands, of illegal miners are believed to be underground.

Racism in South Africa after children poisoned