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

Police have arrested suspected illegal mining kingpins who allegedly tortured, assaulted, starved and killed zama zamas at ...

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

STILFONTEIN, South Africa - South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether anyone was left ...

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

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...

Minister Gwede Mantashe has called for intensified efforts to combat illegal mining, describing it as a crime against the ...

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