Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...

South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an ...

South African authorities are engaged in a standoff with hundreds of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's ...

South African police and ambulances were at the site Thursday of an old gold mine shaft where around 4,000 illegal miners ...

Many of the migrants working illegally in abandoned South African gold mines have fled Mozambique. Photo by Luisa ...

The South African government will not assist illegal miners trapped in a closed mine, denying them basic supplies as part of ...

An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in ...

he South African government has cut off food and water to illegal miners in a bid to crack down on the crime. A new stealth ...

Illegal mining is widespread in South Africa. Miners break into derelict mineshafts, oftentimes searching for leftover gold. Organized crime exploits and controls their behavior. Now, above one ...

South African police on Sunday said that 340 illegal miners were arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water.

Illegal mining remains common in South Africa’s old gold-mining areas, with miners going into closed shafts to dig for any remaining deposits.