Rescue Mission
latest news & developments
Miracle of ‘Wild Boars’ rescue transforms Thai cave into tourist draw
For a few dollars tourists can get framed photos at the site, pick up posters of the footballers and take home a souvenir t-shirt
Editorial: Cave boys saga brought out the best in us
‘That familiar confluence of triumph and tragedy is what builds our ability to understand and share the feelings of each other’
Thais rejoice at success of dramatic cave rescue
The nerve-shredding three-day mission ended on Tuesday with the final group of four boys and the coach emerging from the cave
All 12 boys and football coach rescued from cave — Thai Navy SEALs
All the young boys and their football coach have been rescued from the Tham Luang cave following a harrowing 18 day ordeal
11 out of Thai cave, hopes rise all will survive
Two more were still inside the cave but authorities were confident of getting them out by Tuesday evening through a claustrophobic network of tunnels
Nigeria military rescues 1,000 Boko Haram hostages
More than 1,000 people held captive by the militant group Boko Haram have been freed, according to Nigeria’s military
Harmony gold miners trapped underground
Nine miners remain unnaccounted for while eight are trapped in a refuge bay a mile underground after a fire broke out at Harmony Gold’s Doornkop mine.
Cosatu: ‘Rescue mission post-Polokwane is on’
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Thursday said it will no longer take a ”triumphalist” approach to the outcomes of the African National Congress (ANC)…