South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater said on Friday that rescue efforts were underway for 289 mine workers trapped underground at its Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg. "We can confirm that we had an incident at Kloof 7 shaft and are busy with making safe and shaft exam procedures,

South Africa's finance minister says the country doesn’t have the funds to cover the over $430 million shortfall caused by the Trump administration’s cuts in foreign aid.

This conversation comes as South Africa will be commemorating Child Protection Week, between the 29th of May and June the 5th. According to the police, almost 700 youngsters were reported missing between 2023 and 2024. More than 470 of them were found and reunited with their families, the rest were either found dead or never accounted for at all.

A Sibanye spokesman confirmed the incident at the Kloof 7 shaft, adding rescue efforts were underway for the miners, who are all accounted for.

Developers of the new studio complex being built outside Johannesburg, South Africa, are looking to break ground in Jan. 2026.

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South Africa made only minor adjustments to its spending plans and deficit projections in a third budget presented on Wednesday that was overshadowed by a meeting between its president and U.S. leader Donald Trump later in the day.