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

A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...

The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...

Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...

South Africa’s government is facing criticism for ... with violent turf wars often linked to the black market trade in gold.

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they languished for ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all ...

South African police say there's nobody left in the ... when he first told her he'd be going down into the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein to mine illegally.

A deadly siege on an illegal gold mine near Stilfontein, South Africa, has resulted in at least 78 miner deaths, with ...

An abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe Authorities have evidence of his involvement ...