An illegal miner who was at Stilfontein described James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger, as a brutal henchman, but ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.

Acting Police Commissioner Patrick Asaneng expresses outrage over the escape of alleged illegal mining kingpin James Neo ...

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

Police have condemned the sharing of personal information about the retrieved illegal miners, as they are still suspects.

Thousands of shafts were abandoned. In November, police stepped up efforts at the Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein, surrounding the entrance to the shaft and refusing to let food and water go down.

Discover how South Africa's innovative Mobile Mines Rescue Winder played a pivotal role in rescuing 246 miners from the ...

A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...

South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...

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

Tiger’, a Lesotho national, is implicated in several statements as one of the ringleaders who controlled operations ...