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

Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.

Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...

Authorities have come under scrutiny for refusing to help the miners for months and claiming they were able to get out on ...

In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...

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.

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

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic ...

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

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