We could not determine the number of people that are standing there, but it was evident that people were standing around and ...

Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 ...

Police had encircled the mine since August and cut off food and water supplies ... Mannas Fourie, the CEO of a rescue company ...

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

A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South ...

As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.

The tragedy, which left South Africa divided, and left many illegal miners dead in its wake, unfolded last year after the ...

The mine is 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) deep with multiple shafts, many levels and a maze of tunnels. Another civic group had estimated that more than 500 miners were underground when the rescue ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all ...

South Africa Mine Rescue Ends, Anger Rises Over 78 Deaths in Police Siege By Nellie Peyton and Xolani Nhlapo STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on ...

A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

Police cut off food and water to illegal Stilfontein mine Aim was to force miners out to arrest them 78 corpses, 246 survivors pulled out in three-day rescue Labour union: this was a state ...