At least 100 illegal miners have died and more than 400 remain trapped underground after a months-long standoff with police, ...

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

The national crackdown against illegal mining began in late 2023, in part spurred by the rise of violent crime in communities ...

South African authorities have ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

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

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

A critical rescue operation at South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine is underway, attempting to save illegal miners trapped ...

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...

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

South Africa’s president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining ...