Rescue workers look on as a cage is lifted from an abandoned gold shaft in Stilfontein on January 16, 2025. LINDA GIVETASH/AFP hide caption toggle caption LINDA GIVETASH/AFP STILFONTEIN, South Africa —They look like the walking dead. Dusty men, skin and hair caked in dirt, skeletal. Some struggle to walk and collapse. They blink like
A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa on Tuesday. Themba Hadebe/AP hide caption toggle caption Themba Hadebe/AP STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an
Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought dozens of bodies and emaciated survivors to the surface Tuesday with hundreds more still believed to be underground, many of them dead and others too weak to come out on their own. At least 60
By CONNIE RUSK FOR MAILONLINE Published: 10:19 EST, 8 January 2025 | Updated: 10:47 EST, 8 January 2025 Maya Jama has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the luxurious villa she is staying in while she presents Love Island All Stars in South Africa. The host, 30, took to her Instagram stories on Wednesday to share
South African actress and singer Winnie Khumalo has died at the age 51 after a short illness, her family has announced. The Afropop singer was known for her long musical career which began in the 1980s, and also appeared in popular South African TV series. She is best known for her hit song Live My
Last Updated:January 05, 2025, 17:57 IST Sudan’s army chief welcomed the offer extended by Turkey’s government. People protest calling upon the army-backed Sudanese government to extend the deadline to exchange Sudanese pound banknotes after authorities reportedly changed two of the notes in circulation. (IMAGE: AFP) Sudan’s army chief has welcomed a Turkish offer to resolve
A missing 7-year-old boy survived five days alone in an African game park, alongside elephants and lions, in what Zimbabwean politicians are calling “a true miracle.” Tinotenda Pudu spent nearly a week alone in Matusadonha game park after “wander[ing] away” and losing his sense of direction, Mutsa Murombedzi, a Member Parliment in Zimbabwe, wrote in
Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the former colonial power in the region. In an end-of-year address, Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara, said the move was a reflection of the modernisation of the country’s armed forces. Separately, Senegal, which last month
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By RUTH FRANCIS FOR MAILONLINE Published: 15:26 EST, 29 December 2024 | Updated: 15:26 EST, 29 December 2024 Motsi Mabuse displayed her fit figure as she modelled a black swimsuit from her Sugarshape range on Thursday. The Strictly judge, 43 – who was recently revealed as the Turkey
<img src=' alt='Paul Ninson of Ghana embraced photography as a career — and was inspired to create a library of photobooks about Africa. Above: Ninson in the Dikan Center in the capital city of Accra, which marked its second anniversary this month. He's holding a copy of the center's oldest book, The Gold Coast Yesterday