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 ...

Authorities said that at least 78 bodies were recovered from the Stilfontein mine. A trade union federation has accused the ...

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.

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police said Wednesday they have ended a rescue operation and believe they have ...

Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were ...

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 ...