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

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

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...

Arguing that the miners had entered the mine without permission, authorities reportedly cracked down by cutting off their ...

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

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...

South African police are searching for 'Tiger,' a gang leader involved in an illegal gold mine where 78 bodies were found.

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

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

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over ...

Rescuers have hoisted illegal miners and several bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, where reports emerge that hundreds may be trapped and at least 100 may have already died.