South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months.

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

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...

Tom hasn't heard from her brother, Ayanda, since July 2024, when he first told her he'd be going down into the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein to mine illegally. At first ...

The mine has been the scene of a tense standoff between police and miners since authorities launched an operation to force ...

South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies after hundreds of ...

South African Police End Mine Rescue Operation With at Least 78 Dead and 246 Survivors STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on ...