The illegal miner said the idea of eating human flesh started as a joke among those trapped underground. But as time marched ...

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

The bodies of 78 zama zamas were recovered from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...

Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...

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

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

Macua spokesperson accused Kenny Kunene of 'cheap politics' after his controversial remarks on illegal miner at Stilfontein.

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

The large group was arrested during a special operation to retrieve scores of zama zamas at the Buffelsfontein gold mine.

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 pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in two days of ...