Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited outside a disused mine shaft in South Africa on Friday in the hope of their loved ones emerging from the hole in the ground.

Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.

South Africa’s government says it will not help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining

Sonja McLaughlan presents the build-up to England v South Africa.

England vs South Africa betting tips. South Africa to win by 6-10 points - 9/2 William Hill. It’s been a miserable start to the Autumn Series for England after narrow defeats to

That's Stuart Livingstone Wallace So, Stuart, what does this expansion of the ground war in Lebanon signal about the potential for a cease fire? We've been talking about this for quite some time. We have.

Israeli forces launched airstrikes on Hezbollah-controlled areas in Beirut for a third consecutive day on Thursday, hitting locations in the capital's southern suburbs early in the morning after a night of heavy bombardments.

The Israeli military repeatedly launches attacks after issuing such alerts, leaving residents with minutes to escape.