Steeped in centuries of old diamond history, a seaside city in Africa has been left abandoned and frozen in time for over 70 years. Lying in the heart of Sperrgebiet (forbidden territory), in the ...

A rescue mission is underway for hundreds of illegal miners thought to have been trapped for months in an abandoned shaft in South Africa, according to reports. More than 100 people are believed ...

Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where ... to force hundreds of informal miners illegally operating in abandoned shafts to resurface has backfired spectacularly.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold ...

South African authorities on Monday suspended rescue operations for an unspecified number of alleged illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine shaft west of Johannesburg due to safety concerns.