Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...

South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West ...

An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in ...

Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining ...

South Africa's government is standing firm on its decision not to assist illegal miners trapped in a closed mine located in the North West province. This stance forms a crucial element of their ...

The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, and water after police closed ...

The South African government has announced it will not assist approximately 4,000 illegal miners trapped in a closed mine in ...

Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested ...

South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an ...