At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...

Reportedly, the authorities adopted a hardline approach by cutting off the food and water supply of the illegal miners to ...

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...

The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...

South African authorities have for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6 ...

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months.

South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off food and supplies to the miners in the Buffelsfontein ...

To date, more than 1500 individuals involved in illegal mining have surfaced and been apprehended at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...

At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police ...