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 ...

South Africa's rand strengthened in cautious trade on Friday, as investor focus shifted towards U.S. President-elect Donald ...

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

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...

The authorities had at one point limited the miners’ access to food, water and other supplies in a blockade that drew ...

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...

The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...

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

South Africa's rand was little changed on Thursday, a day after a key U.S. inflation report boosted hopes of a less ...

Arguing that the miners had entered the mine without permission, authorities reportedly cracked down by cutting off their ...