Undocumented Zimbabwean nationals are among more than 80 zama zamas who died at the Buffelsfontein gold mine when police ...

The recovery mission is well underway at the Stilfontein mine situated in the North West Province, and what has been ...

Rescuers clearing a disused gold shaft of illegal miners said on Thursday that a final sweep appeared to show nobody was left underground.

Police said 78 bodies were retrieved in a court-ordered rescue operation, with 246 survivors also pulled out from deep ...

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an ...

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

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says the deaths of the Stilfontein illegal miners are reminiscent of the ...

In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...

The Stilfontein Crisis Committee said even though all surviving miners have been rescued, the shaft is littered with body ...

South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ...