South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...

Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...

But contrary to an accusation commonly bandied about in South Africa, illegal mining is not exclusively the domaine of foreigners. Thornton said there existed a “sort of independent gold ...

South Africa police search for gold mine gangster 'Tiger' 01/20/2025 January 20, 2025 A gang leader suspected of running illegal gold mining operations in South Africa has escaped police custody.

A monthslong police intervention to coax workers from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has ended with 87 workers declared dead, authorities confirmed Thursday. More than 240 survivors have ...

she said at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine about ... many face in Africa’s most industrialized economy. Almost a third of the labor force — and half of South Africa’s young people ...

South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local ...

An abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe Authorities have evidence of his involvement ...