South Africa's finance minister says the country doesn't have the funds to cover the over $430 million shortfall caused by the Trump administration's cuts in foreign aid.

The hoist system used to access a shaft was damaged in an accident, leaving the miners stuck underground Nearly a third of the 260 miners stuck underground following an accident at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa were brought to the surface on Friday,

Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater says all miners are safe and have been provided with food as they await rescue.

WESTONARIA: Rescuers yesterday pulled out all 260 mine workers who had been stuck for more than 24 hours in an underground shaft in South Africa, the mine’s operator said. The miners were trapped underground on Thursday at the Kloof gold mine,

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rescue efforts are underway in South Africa to bring 260 workers trapped in a gold mine for a day back to the surface, the Sibanye Stillwater mining company said on Friday.

Hundreds of workers remain underground at the Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg after a "shaft incident" occurred at Sibanye Stillwater's sub-shaft, officials said.

South Africa made only minor adjustments to its spending plans and deficit projections in a third budget presented on Wednesday that was overshadowed by a meeting between its president and U.S. leader Donald Trump later in the day.

A landmark agreement in South Africa grants municipal workers three months of paid leave for surrogacy, ensuring equality in parental rights.