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.

A group representing informal miners in South Africa says least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried

North West province's dam levels rise significantly as the Department of Water and Sanitation welcomes relief from recent rainfall after a challenging drought

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.

An operation to rescue stranded illegal gold miners in South Africa's North West province has begun, following a months-long standoff. Bloomberg's S'thembile Cele speaks to Jennifer Zabasajja about the rescue effort.

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi visited the General De La Rey Hospital in the North West after heavy rains in the North West province caused severe flooding.

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

A group representing informal miners in South Africa says at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tr

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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape on Sunday. According to the weather service, residents in these areas should expect damaging winds, hail and excessive lighting.