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Daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma arrested on terrorism charges over riots

Jan. 30, 2025 10:07 AM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma was arrested Thursday and appeared in a court on terrorism charges for allegedly inciting violence through social media posts before and during riots that shook the country four years ago and left more than 350 people...

Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics

Jan. 16, 2025 14:00 PM EST

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — 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. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their...

Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground

Jan. 14, 2025 14:55 PM EST

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — 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...