JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a ...

The police's Athlenda Mathe says Tshoaeli is allegedly responsible for the deaths of illegal miners underground. "He is allegedly responsible for some deaths, assault and torture that is alleged ...

Police spokeswoman Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed this on Wednesday as officials entered day four of the rescue operation. According to Mathe, two volunteers assisting in the operation have ...

National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe announced that the acting provincial commissioner of North West, Major General Patrick Asaneng, demanded that maximum resources be dedicated to ...

According to police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, Tshoaeli resurfaced from Shaft 11 in Stilfontein last week and was allegedly helped to evade arrest. Police carried out an operation to ...

Seventy-eight corpses, along with more than 240 illegal miners, have been hoisted to the surface since Monday as part of a rescue operation, Brig Athlenda Mathe told journalists close to the top of ...

Police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, said police are working with the Department of Health to ensure that miners are receiving health care while in holding cells. "On a daily basis ...

Authorities have evidence of his involvement from survivors' witness accounts and video footage, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said. Tshoaeli is also alleged to have hoarded and kept food ...

In a candid appearance on South African channel Newzroom Afrika, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said the force was ...