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

The miner, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, said he surfaced on ...

More than 17,000 alleged illegal miners, many from neighbouring countries, have surfaced in South Africa during a police ...

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

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

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...

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

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

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

An organisation representing mining communities has now approached the Constitutional Court to force government to save the lives of illegal miners trapped underground in Stilfontein, North West ...

Government says a number of illegal miners, known as Zama Zamas, have voluntarily emerged from the disused mine shafts in Stilfontein, indicating that these individuals have the capability to exit the ...

An aerial view of one of the three shafts used by illegal miners in Stilfontein. Picture: Saps A letter sent from under the Stilfontein earth highlights the dire situation facing illegal miners.