The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.
It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police ...
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.
Rescuers retrieving illegal miners from a disused South African gold shaft said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...
No illegal miners remain underground after four days of a rescue operation at the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa North West Province ...
The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...
At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...
National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, speaks to journalist outside an abandoned gold mine, where miners are rescued ...
South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of ...
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...
A standoff at an illegal South African gold mine has resulted in at least 87 fatalities, highlighting tensions between police and miners. Authorities face criticism for their tough stance, while a ...