South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an ...

Along with about 600 other men, Ndumiso lives and works in a small gang-controlled "town" - complete with markets and a red light district - that has grown up deep underground at a disused gold mine ...

The men say they were forced to mine for rocks containing gold (stock photo) More than 150 illegal miners have been rescued from an abandoned mine in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province.

South Africa's government said this week that they do not plan to assist as many as 4,000 illegal miners that are currently trapped inside a closed mine. The coal miners are currently located ...

More than 150 illegal miners have been rescued from an abandoned mine in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province. Police say three bodies were recovered earlier this week on the first day of ...