The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...
A South African bishop has described in detail what he saw and heard as the bodies were being taken from an abandoned gold ...
Arguing that the miners had entered the mine without permission, authorities reportedly cracked down by cutting off their ...
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
Rescuers have hoisted illegal miners and several bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, where reports emerge that hundreds may be trapped and at least 100 may have already died.
The discovery of gold in the 19th century transformed the city's fortunes, turning it into an economic powerhouse.