The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.
The standoff between police and illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine has led to at least 87 deaths. Authorities faced criticism for cutting off food supplies, leading to charges ...
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.
Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally in the mine near the town of Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg, since August last year.
Hundreds are still believed to be trapped Wednesday and the death toll is expected to rise in a disaster that has focused ...
Rescuers recovered 51 additional bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 60 ...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic ...