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

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...

The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve them out.

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

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

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

These include bankers, as well as management and security forces of formal mines, smelting and reclamation companies, buyers ...

Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...

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

A suspected gang leader named 'Tiger' escaped police custody in South Africa, sparking controversy over the handling of ...

A South African bishop has described in detail what he saw and heard as the bodies were being taken from an abandoned gold ...