Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...

The tragedy, which left South Africa divided, and left many illegal miners dead in its wake, unfolded last year after the ...

At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months.

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

Late last year, a specialized mine rescue camera was lowered into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an ...

South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of ...

(Themba Hadebe/The Associated Press) Illegal mining is a common practice in South Africa, where more than 30 per cent of people are unemployed. Migrants and others desperate to make ends meet ...

Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...

Illegal miners escorted by police officers after being rescued from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfonteinin, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe Some of the survivors ...

Standoff in South Africa Ends With 87 Miners Dead and Anger Over Police's 'Smoke Them Out' Tactics STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and ...