Police said 78 bodies were retrieved in a court-ordered rescue operation, with 246 survivors also pulled out from deep ...

Authorities said that at least 78 bodies were recovered from the Stilfontein mine. A trade union federation has accused the ...

Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.

Authorities have come under scrutiny for refusing to help the miners for months and claiming they were able to get out on ...

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

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an ...

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

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

South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ...

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

South African police said Wednesday they have ended a rescue operation and believe they have brought out all the survivors ...