Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 ...
Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.
The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...
South African authorities have for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6 ...
South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off food and supplies to the miners in the Buffelsfontein ...
To date, more than 1500 individuals involved in illegal mining have surfaced and been apprehended at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...
At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in ...
South African authorities have ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
NINE bodies were among illegal miners retrieved from the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein following rescue operations ...
The prevalence of illegal mining was brought into sharp focus by the prolonged removal of zama zamas from the unused ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police ...