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

As of 13:30 on Wednesday, the number of deceased suspected illegal miners extracted from the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold ...

South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of ...

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has contradicted Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni's previous statement that the ...

The South African government faces criticism over the deaths of at least 60 unlicenced miners trapped during a police siege ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police announce sudden end of mine rescue operation, say they believe all survivors and bodies retrieved.

STILFONTEIN - Two bodies of illegal miners recovered underground at the Stilfontein mine shaft have been identified. Police ...

With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...

In a statement, police said 51 bodies had been retrieved by Tuesday night, following nine the previous day. The 106 survivors ...

A deadly crackdown at an illegal gold mine in South Africa's Stilfontein has claimed at least 78 lives, with hundreds more feared trapped. The operation, criticized by unions for negligence, has ...

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...