A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...

One man was told that he was going to be eaten as a joke, and it ended up happening...We did not think it would ever get to ...

This is arguably the worst mass murder of miners due to state actions and a series of decisions since the dawn of democracy, ...

Police have arrested suspected illegal mining kingpins who allegedly tortured, assaulted, starved and killed zama zamas at ...

“This tragedy is eerily reminiscent of the Marikana massacre, where 34 miners were killed by live ammunition in a ...

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...

South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...

Macua spokesperson accused Kenny Kunene of 'cheap politics' after his controversial remarks on illegal miner at Stilfontein.

Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...

As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.

The DA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to establish a Commission of inquiry into all aspects of what happened at the ...