South African authorities have for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6 ...

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

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...

At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in ...

A critical rescue operation at South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine is underway, attempting to save illegal miners trapped for months. Despite efforts, over 100 miners have died of starvation or ...

The DA is calling for the inquiry to investigate key issues, including the role of government agencies, the involvement of ...

A group representing the miners said that at least 18 bodies and 26 survivors have been brought out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine since Friday, but more than 500 miners are still believed to be ...

Hundreds of illegal miners have been trapped in an abandoned shaft at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in South Africa for months (Denis Farrell/AP) Rescuers were sending a cage-like structure into on ...

This is part of a drawn-out mission to bring to the surface illegal miners occupying shaft 11 at the old Buffelsfontein gold mine. A cage set to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners from an ...

The saga of illegal miners reportedly trapped underground at the Buffelsfontein mine in North West has been in the media since November. Yesterday I went there to see for myself and to try and ...