On Thursday, cameras were lowered 1,000 metres of the 2.6km deep shaft to scan for signs of life. No movement was seen on ...

By Nellie Peyton and Xolani Nhlapo STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on ...

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

Mine rescue workers work on a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic ...

In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...

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

Rescuers recovered 51 additional bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 60 ...

South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether ...

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