A mining conference kicks off in Cape Town as platinum workers go on strike.

South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world in terms of income distribution, and the differences often fall along racial lines.

In 1982, the University of Maine became one of the first 10 universities in the country to completely divest from South Africa.

The divided economy that Nelson Mandela had to confront in South Africa.

Leaders of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are wrapping up a summit today. They have a new plan to create a bank to fuel economic growth in the developing world.

The world's largest platinum producer Anglo American Platinum, also known as Amplats, is planning to close down some of its South African mines and cut around 14,000 jobs. The announcement comes after a series of strikes across the mining sector of South Africa at the end of last year in which mineworkers were demanding higher wages.

Security guards at a gold mine east of Johannesburg shoot rubber bullets at thousands of protestors who were fired in June after going on strike for higher wages.

More than 30 people were killed after police in South Africa fired on striking miners. How might the incident impact the nation's mining economy?

A mass shooting of platinum miners in South Africa is a reminder that our precious metals come from some pretty unstable places.