JOHANNESBURG - As operations in Stilfontein wind down, Zimbabwean officials have been roped in to help identify and ...

Rescuers clearing a disused gold shaft of illegal miners said on Thursday that a final sweep appeared to show nobody was left underground.

Police said 78 bodies were retrieved in a court-ordered rescue operation, with 246 survivors also pulled out from deep ...

Authorities said that at least 78 bodies were recovered from the Stilfontein mine. A trade union federation has accused the ...

Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.

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

In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an ...

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...

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

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...