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

Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a ...

The police have cut off food and water to miners for weeks in a bid to force them out of an abandoned mine. Human rights ...

Government initially closed a shaft to deprive undocumented miners it called ‘criminal’ of food, water and medicine.

The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan ...

Explore the harrowing realities faced by illegal miners in Stilfontein, South Africa, as government operations prioritise ...

A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they ...

Two illegal miners were rushed to the hospital after being brought to the surface from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, ...

A South African court on Saturday ordered an end to the police blockade of a former gold mine, where hundreds, possibly ...

Members of the South African Police Service stationed at the abandoned Stilfontein mine shaft in the North West have finally ...

Earlier this week, community members in Stilfontein decided to enter the mine shaft and assist illegal miners to resurface.

RELIEF workers must be granted access to the Stilfontein mine where thousands of workers are believed to be trapped and in ...