Dozens of men sat and lay together in small caves, some so shallow they couldn’t stand up. The air was wet and stuffy, and ...

Following the tragic Stilfontein mine disaster that claimed 78 lives, civil society and political parties demand ...

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

Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...

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

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...

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

South African police have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where hundreds of illegal miners were trapped ...