EFF and MK Party MPs remained seated and refused to sing 'Die Stem' as part of the national anthem at the State of the Nation ...

Rescue workers have recovered 78 bodies from a worsening disaster in an abandoned South African gold mine, sparking fierce debate over the government’s handling of a surging number of illegal ...

A rescue operation at South Africa's Stilfontein mine has come to ... “Even if they’re saying he’s a criminal, does he deserve to die?” she told FRANCE 24, as a rescue operation for ...

n Vlam in die Sneeu. This bold new production explores the life, love, and poetry of celebrated South African literary icon Ingrid Jonker, based on the deeply personal love letters between her and ...

Why Did 87 Miners Die Trapped Underground in South Africa as Police Tried to Force Their Surrender? CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry ...

The state seal of South Carolina includes an image of Spes ... I’m innocent of the crimes I’m here to die for... I know that Kandee’s family is in pain. They are justifiably angry.

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Two children have tragically died after a hit-and-run in south Essex today. Police were called at roughly 6.25pm to reports a girl and a boy had been in a collision with a car in Walthams Place, ...

A Japanese grandmother who deliberately broke the law so she could live for free in prison has cast a spotlight on the country’s ageing problem while sparking a lively discussion on Chinese ...

At least 100 men who were mining in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for months while Police tried to get them out, a group representing the miners ...

CAPE TOWN – South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as ...