A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing ...

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 ...

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...

Police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the ...

Late last year, a specialized mine rescue camera was lowered into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South ...

South African police are searching for 'Tiger,' a gang leader involved in an illegal gold mine where 78 bodies were found.

South African police are searching for a Lesotho gang leader, known as 'Tiger', who escaped during a police operation at an ...

A gang leader suspected of running illegal gold mining operations in South Africa has escaped police custody. An ...