In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...

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

South African police have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where hundreds of illegal miners were trapped ...

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...

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

By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie PeytonSTILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts ...

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...