Workers at a South African mine were held underground for three days in what the police are investigating as a hostage situation.

A Nov. 8 derailment of South Africa’s Transnet SOC Ltd shipment to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal has spiraled out of control as community leaders and a group known as the Ulundi Business Forum demanded contracts and business opportunities in the event.

PhD student Emma Gibson is advocating for better health care logistics in her home continent of Africa.

With 80% of the world’s platinum reserves residing in South Africa, it’s a hotbed for theft.