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 known as "Tiger" escaped with the help of South African police after being pulled from an illegal ...

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

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

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

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

Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...

South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether anyone was left in an illegal gold mine ...

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...