Dozens of men sat and lay together in small caves, some so shallow they couldn’t stand up. The air was wet and stuffy, and ...

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

South Africa's rand strengthened in cautious trade on Friday, as investor focus shifted towards U.S. President-elect Donald ...

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

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

The video is from 2023 and shows a contingent of South African firefighters who traveled to Canada to help fight fires there.

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...

South Africa's rand was little changed on Thursday, a day after a key U.S. inflation report boosted hopes of a less ...

Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas - from an ...

South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of ...

The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.