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

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

South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...

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

Police say the death toll in a standoff with miners trapped while working illegally at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa ...

At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in ...

Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...

A critical rescue operation at South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine is underway, attempting to save illegal miners trapped for months. Despite efforts, over 100 miners have died of starvation or ...

Zimbabwe consul general Eria Phiri visits Stilfontein after illegal miners are retrieved, pledging support for identification ...

A group representing the miners said that at least 18 bodies and 26 survivors have been brought out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine since Friday, but more than 500 miners are still believed to be ...