A Nation at a Crossroads The mid-1970s in Africa were a period of immense political tension and armed conflict, particul ...

But at this point in the morning, it’s the .375 bolt-action slung over his shoulder that I keep glancing at. I want the Winchester nearby as we tour one of the many battlefields in the war to defend ...

Hundreds or even thousands of people are trapped in a gold mine in South Africa's North West Province. Trapped, that is, by authorities waiting to arrest them for illegal mining.

The stand-off in Stilfontein, one of South Africa’s many dying mining towns where hunger is rampant, follows the arrest earlier this month of at least 565 illegal gold miners in nearby Orkney ...