Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
Nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally underground at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine south west of Johannesburg, police ...
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...
The national crackdown against illegal mining began in late 2023, in part spurred by the rise of violent crime in communities ...
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold ...
A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after ...
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
This followed accusations from union GIWUSA alleging SAPS arrested Mzwandile Mkwayi to prevent him from speaking about the conditions underground. FILE: Three illegal miners were arrested after ...
Standing near the rim of a nearly 2-mile deep shaft, Zinzi Tom waited for word of her brother as the authorities began a long ...