The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, the scene of the disaster, became a police target in August but it was only in November that the miners' situation drew the attention of rights groups. Activists ...

The bodies of 78 zama zamas were recovered from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to shut down an elaborate illicit mining network in the area. Rescuers ...

South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off food and supplies to the miners in the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine last year. That tactic to “smoke them out,” as described ...

More than 240 survivors have been rescued at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, Stilfontein, since operations began. Many of the miners, labeled "Zama zamas—"hustlers" in the Zulu language—for their ...

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday.

The hugely popular Dunnottar Castle wants a visitor centre but its owners say it needs to build 10 houses on greenfield land to fund the project. The owner of a Scottish clifftop castle has been ...

According to a statement from the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Tuesday night, 106 illegal miners were arrested for illegal mining at the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North ...

One visitor to the beach, Naomi Forrest from Bedlington, watched the artist and said he worked "very fast". "It is a simple design and a simple thing to do but it's a wonderful creation," she said.

Six volunteers are needed to help the visitor centre run. Photo by Megan Fisher The Greater Shepparton Visitor Centre is on the hunt for fresh faces to join its volunteer team.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has emphasised the urgent need for a comprehensive investigation into the Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein, in the North West, with the GOOD Party urging Police Minister ...

The number of foreign visitors to Japan topped 36 million in 2024 in a new all-time high, boosted by a weak yen and the resumption of flight routes to Japan following the COVID-19 pandemic, while ...

citing safety fears for visitors. The safety issue came into the spotlight after Chinese TV actor Wang Xing – better known as Xingxing – was rescued last week from ‘Scam City’ in Myawaddy ...