At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87.

Stories of desperation and survival have emerged from survivors of the several months long standoff between miners and police ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

Despite challenges, the South African mining industry remains a key economic driver, adding over 14,900 jobs since 2021.

Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...

In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...

Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine ...

South Africa is on the cusp of reviving its ferroalloys industry, but its progress depends on several reforms, including affordable electricity and fixing the country's logistics bottlenecks. Speaking ...