Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

The miners had been underground since November last year, when police launched nationwide operations targeting illicit mining ...

The latest tragedy has seen at least 78 bodies and over 200 survivors brought to the surface from a mine in Stilfontein.

A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing ...

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...

It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police ...

The miner, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, said he surfaced on ...

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87.

Mining Indaba in Cape Town faces unprecedented challenges as industry leaders prepare to address critical issues including ...

No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue teams have said ... saying it was determined to end illegal mining. During ...