Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...

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

The crane would occasionally stop and start, leaving him dangling in the darkness. Once he got down into the mine, he was ...

As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.

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

More than 17,000 alleged illegal miners, many from neighbouring countries, have surfaced in South Africa during a police ...

By Nellie Peyton and Xolani Nhlapo STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on ...

According to Jessica Lawrence of Lawyers for Human Rights (LRH), the miners are “physically trapped” and cannot leave the ...

Blinded by the bright summer sun, haggard survivors staggered across ochre soil mixed with rubble near Stilfontein. Their ...

The single narrative of these miners as criminals in mainstream and social media ‘makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult’ ...