The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.
A critical rescue operation at South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine is underway, attempting to save illegal miners trapped ...
South African authorities have ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...
A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after ...
The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...
At least 100 illegal miners have died and more than 400 remain trapped underground after a months-long standoff with police, ...
A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after resurfacing last week from a disused mine in South Africa where dozens of ...
South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off food and supplies to the miners in the Buffelsfontein ...