A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...

The number of illegal miners who’ve died in a months-long standoff with the South African authorities increased to 51, the ...

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

The police said that the operation will continue for several days, as it involves the use of a metal cage to recover men and ...

After more than two months, the government has begun an operation to rescue illegal miners known as 'zama zamas,' but many ...

Photos from the scene show men - some emaciated - being carried out on stretchers after being rescued from the mine.

The recoveries of bodies come months after the miners, who officials say were illegally mining, were first discovered and had ...

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mnatashe, visited the area yesterday, to monitor ...

Police blocked supplies of food and water to mine Trade unions: state allowed miners 'to starve to death' Government calls ...

Over 78 miners have died, and more than 160 have been rescued from an abandoned South African gold mine amid a standoff with ...