South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...

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

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...

South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of ...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an ...

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...

Authorities now hope to bring all of the miners out, they said. Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa where companies close down mines that are no longer profitable, leaving ...

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

A deadly siege on an illegal gold mine near Stilfontein, South Africa, has resulted in at least 78 miner deaths, with ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether ...