Rescue workers search for five year old boy, who fell into a disused mineshaft hole while playing with friends in Boksburg, outskirts of Johannesburg, has heightened with the help of specialised camera equipment to assist in the search.

Ceoafrica gathered that residents of an informal settlement of Boksburg in the outskirts of Johannesburg have demanded that the South African government led by Jacob Zuma should relocate them to safer areas.

Residents say the ground is unstable and liable to subsidence because of previous mine working and protesters have staged angry protests over the past two days, blockading roads with burning tyres and rubble.

Hundreds have gathered around the disused shaft to monitor the operations despite advice from emergency services personnel that the ground is unstable; earlier today, a rock fall caused panic among onlookers.  

Residents have accused rescue workers of not working quickly enough to find the child.