The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners said, after local authorities cut off vital supplies in a dramatic bid to crack down on the country’s illegal mining trade.

The North West Department of Health in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District has expressed concern over the low immunisation rates of babies aged zero to 12 months, especially in light of recent measles and rubella outbreaks.

According to the SAPS, Zozi continued his predatory ways when he met and raped an18-year-old woman in August 2021, who was on her way home shortly after midnight.

Police exhumed the body of a 16-year-old teenage girl from a shallow grave at a village in Pudimoe near Taung in North West. A search is underway for the suspect.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.

The University of Cape Town remains the top university in South Africa according to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, despite growing criticism of the ranking system.

A man from Switzerland shared on TikTok why he moved to South Africa. His video intrigued South Africans, who even asked the man about his relationship status.

Residents in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality resorted to protests to show their displeasure at the lack of water and electricity.

An operation to rescue illegal gold miners who are stranded in deep underground shafts in South Africa’s North West province got under way on Monday, ending a months-long standoff over their fate.

Rescuers recovered 51 additional bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 60 after nine bodies were retrieved on Monday, the first day of a massive rescue operation.

In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along the West Coast of South Africa and the legends that shaped the business.

Narconon Africa Rehabilitation Centre in Rustenburg, North West, is facing allegations of worker abuse, irregular practices and flouting of labour laws.