Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87.

At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...

Stories of desperation and survival have emerged from survivors of the several months long standoff between miners and police ...

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

Despite challenges, the South African mining industry remains a key economic driver, adding over 14,900 jobs since 2021.

South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...

Illegal miners escorted by police officers after being rescued from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfonteinin, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe Some of the survivors ...

Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...

A South African bishop has described in detail what he saw and heard as the bodies were being taken from an abandoned gold ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine ...

South Africa is on the cusp of reviving its ferroalloys industry, but its progress depends on several reforms, including affordable electricity and fixing the country's logistics bottlenecks. Speaking ...