In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought ...

By Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an ...

South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ...

The authorities had at one point limited the miners’ access to food, water and other supplies in a blockade that drew ...

South African officials have arrested more than 100 miners who had been trapped in an illegal gold mine and will detain ...

First responders pulled dozens of bodies and hundreds of emaciated survivors from an abandoned gold mine this week, bringing ...

Hundreds are still believed to be trapped Wednesday and the death toll is expected to rise in a disaster that has focused ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...