Japan in political crisis as coalition collapses
Tokyo – Japan’s ruling coalition collapsed Friday as junior partner Komeito quit the alliance, putting in peril Sanae Takaichi’s... Read more
10 Oct
No more signs of life in Indonesia school collapse: rescuers
Sidoarjo – Rescuers detected “no more signs of life” at a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people were believed... Read more
2 Oct
SABC on the brink — Parliament warns national broadcaster faces ‘imminent collapse’
Cape Town – Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications has warned that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is facing... Read more
9 Sep
‘Community left traumatised’ — forums speak out three years after Jagersfontein mine wall collapse
Cape Town – Nearly three years after the Jagersfontein mine wall collapse near Bloemfontein, the Jagersfontein Lerumo Justice Forum,... Read more
29 Aug
Tanzanian mine collapse buries 25 people
Dar es Salaam – Rescue operations were ongoing at a Tanzanian mine which collapsed three days ago, burying at... Read more
15 Aug
Sudan gold mine collapse kills 11: state company
Khartoum – A partial collapse of a traditional gold mine has killed 11 miners and wounded seven others in... Read more
30 Jun
Collapsed pit kills 11 children in northern Nigeria: police
Kano – Eleven children were buried alive while excavating sand in northern Nigeria when a pit collapsed on Tuesday, police... Read more
4 Jun
Rock and ice prevent rescue work after Swiss glacier collapse
Ferden – Swiss authorities said Thursday that rock and ice piles from a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village... Read more
30 May
WATCH: Joburg building collapse in Lenasia leaves one injured
Cape Town – A building collapsed in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, on Tuesday evening, injuring one person. The incident... Read more
8 Jan
Rescuers search for survivors after Sierra Leone building collapse
Freetown – A seven-storey residential building collapsed in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Monday with many feared trapped under... Read more
17 Sep, 2024
