The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

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

First responders pulled dozens of bodies and hundreds of emaciated survivors from an abandoned gold mine this week, bringing ...

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...

Standing near the rim of a nearly 2-mile deep shaft, Zinzi Tom waited for word of her brother as the authorities began a long ...

The latest tragedy has seen at least 78 bodies and over 200 survivors brought to the surface from a mine in Stilfontein.

Civil rights groups say at least 100 people have died from starvation since October when the authorities sealed off shafts at ...

Authorities face possible investigation into their initial refusal to help miners and instead 'smoke them out' by cutting off ...

Photos from the scene show men - some emaciated - being carried out on stretchers after being rescued from the mine.