Rescuers have sent a cagelike structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds ...

First responders pulled dozens of bodies and hundreds of emaciated survivors from an abandoned gold mine this week, bringing ...

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

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

A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after ...

Over 100 illegal miners are thought to have died of starvation or dehydration after being trapped in an abandoned shaft in ...

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 death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...

Police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the ...

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At least 100 die after becoming trapped for months in gold mine - Police cut off the miners’ food supplies in an attempt to ...