18 h. ago Hundreds of workers trapped deep underground in South African gold mine

Rescuers are attempting to provide food to the trapped workers in the three-kilometre-deep Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg

Politics

22 h. ago Nearly 300 workers trapped deep underground in South African gold mine

Around 289 workers are trapped in the three-kilometre-deep mine

Politics

23 h. ago Hundreds of miners trapped underground in South Africa as urgent rescue operation launched

The operator of the mine near Johannesburg, Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof, have said they are trying to get the men out while also attempting to provide them with food

Events

24 h. ago South Africa mine rescue LIVE: At least 300 Kloof workers trapped underground

The 300 miners have been stuck in Shaft 7 of Sibanye-Stillwater's Kloof mine since last night without any food, according to reports, with a major rescue operation underway

Events

63 h. ago Hundreds of striking Heathrow workers set to march on airport HQ to demand fair pay

Strikes are set to intensify over the summer if the dispute is not resolved

Society

4 d. ago Child sex ring horror in South Africa's illegal mines: Witnesses describe how youths are sent underground and passed around by miners to be raped

Most of the children in the mine are foreign and do not understand what they are getting into, according to a whistleblower.

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6 d. ago Welsh billionaire you've probably never heard of who wasn't on the Sunday Times Rich List

Gren Thomas grew up in Swansea and was working underground in south Wales at the age of 16. He left the country to find his fortune, and ended up finding diamonds....

Politics

3 w. ago Hundreds of workers at Ofgem balloted for strikes in dispute over pay and jobs

More than 700 members of the PCS in Glasgow, London and Cardiff will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action.

Economics

3 w. ago M&S cyber crisis wipes almost £700mn off retailer’s valuation

FTSE 100 company tells hundreds of workers to stay at home and admits it has no idea when operations will recover

Economics

4 w. ago Fire plea after Birmingham resident burns recycling inside home amid bin strike

Rubbish has been piling up in the streets since hundreds of bin workers walked out on March 11 in a dispute with Birmingham City Council.

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