Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

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

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

A suspected gang leader named 'Tiger' escaped police custody in South Africa, sparking controversy over the handling of ...

A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing ...

Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters in November that vital supplies to those underground had been halted in a ...

Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...

In a candid appearance on South African channel Newzroom Afrika, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said the force was ...

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

Seventy-eight corpses, along with more than 240 illegal miners, have been hoisted to the surface since Monday as part of a ...

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said that 78 bodies were retrieved in a court-ordered rescue operation, with 246 survivors also pulled out from deep underground since the operation ...