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 ...

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

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...

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

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

Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas - from an ...

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

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African rescuers have pulled at least 60 bodies from the Stilfontein gold mine over two days, ...

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

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