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 ...

At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...

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

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

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an ...

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

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

The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...

The latest tragedy has seen at least 78 bodies and over 200 survivors brought to the surface from a mine in Stilfontein.

Illegal mining is rife at some of South Africa’s approximately 6,000 disused or abandoned mines where official operations have ended. Large groups of miners often go underground for months to ...