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

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

Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has hit back at accusations that the government is to blame for the ...

Last week, rescue operators retrieved 78 bodies of suspected illegal miners at the disused Buffelsfontein gold mine in the ...

it led led mob attacks in the area where anyone who looked remotely like a zama zama was assaulted and evicted from their homes. In addition to this much-publicised horrific rape saga, numerous ...

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 wracking coughs echoed in the confined space.

JEREMY MAGGS: With a degree of shame, horror, and I guess disbelief, we’re all still digesting the Stilfontein mining tragedy. In case you don’t know, 78 miners are confirmed dead, 248 have ...

Police have arrested suspected illegal mining ringleaders in Stilfontein in the North West. It is alleged that they tortured, assaulted, starved and killed zama zamas underground. Zama zamas ...