At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...
A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for ...
Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
His claims echo similar accounts slowly emerging from a mining disaster which has shocked but also divided South Africa. While he and his colleague insist they did not take part, they were forced ...
deep mineshaft in South Africa, where hundreds of illegal miners were reported to be trapped, starving, dehydrated and ...
CARLETONVILLE, South Africa (AP) — A specialized camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer- (1.6-mile-) deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of miners were reported ...
The upcoming African Mining Week Summit, scheduled for October 1 - 3 in Cape Town, will highlight profitable opportunities ...