More than 17,000 alleged illegal miners, many from neighbouring countries, have surfaced in South Africa during a police ...

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

Trapped up to 2.5 kilometres underground, the miners faced horrific conditions, with some resorting to cannibalism to survive ...

Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...

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

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

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

On Monday, six illegal miners resurfaced in Stilfontein at the Margaret shaft and on Thursday, four more resurfaced at Margaret Shaft and two at Buffelsfontein Shaft number 10. The police said that ...

To date, more than 1,500 illegal miners have emerged ... and that the various state entities and Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, provide Macua and the community members with a weekly progress report ...

with some miners resisting arrest by remaining underground in an attempt to evade capture. The mine features three primary entry and exit points: Margaret Shaft, Buffelsfontein Shaft 10 ...