AMCU vs NUM: Workers to vote at ‘hostage’ mine
A ballot over union membership is to be held at Gold One mine in Springs where hundreds of miners... Read more
1 Nov, 2023
Tears and joy as miners return to the surface after hostage drama
Mine personnel near the boundary fence after the hostage drama came to an end. It is not clear when... Read more
26 Oct, 2023
WATCH | AMCU refutes claims of miner ‘hostage’ situation at Gold One Mine
Cape Town – The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has reportedly refuted claims of a sit-in at Gold One... Read more
24 Oct, 2023
Gift of the Givers makes final plea to free SA paramedic held hostage by al-Qaeda in Mali
Cape Town – Gift of the Givers has reportedly made a final effort to persuade the al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM... Read more
17 Jul, 2023
‘We desperately need him home’ – New calls to free South African hostage held in Mali
Johannesburg – The family of a South African held hostage by jihadists in Mali for more than five years... Read more
26 Mar, 2023
More train attack hostages freed in Nigeria, says negotiator
Kano – Gunmen who attacked a train in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state in March have released seven more hostages... Read more
11 Jul, 2022
Polish hostage freed in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s army has freed a Polish man held hostage by suspected jihadists, Communications Minister Valerie Kabore... Read more
1 Jul, 2022
‘Petrified’ City of Tshwane electricity technicians held hostage by angry Mamelodi residents
Cape Town – City of Tshwane electricity technicians were reportedly held hostage by a group of community members from... Read more
19 May, 2022
Thirty-three seminarians freed in Cameroon
Yaoundé – Thirty-three seminarians kidnapped by armed men in Cameroon’s troubled anglophone southwest have been freed, the National Conference... Read more
10 Apr, 2022
MKMVA demands release of 56 war vets arrested for holding ministers hostage
Cape Town – The uMkhonto Wesizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) has come out in defence of the 56 war... Read more
17 Oct, 2021
