More than 250 illegal miners have been retrieved since the start of phase three this week, with 78 dead bodies being recovered.

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...

An operation to extract illegal miners in Stilfontein which began on Monday has led to the extraction of 324 people by ...

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

Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor argues that government indecision and police actions led to the tragic deaths of 78 zama zamas in Stilfontein.

A police operation in Stilfontein will continue, despite initial reports that there are "no longer any illegal miners ...

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

The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa is demanding the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry ...

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

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

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

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