Reportedly, the authorities adopted a hardline approach by cutting off the food and water supply of the illegal miners to ...

The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...

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

This followed accusations from union GIWUSA alleging SAPS arrested Mzwandile Mkwayi to prevent him from speaking about the ...

Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 ...

At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in ...

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

South Africa’s president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining ...

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off food and supplies to the miners in the Buffelsfontein ...

Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the Buffelsfontein mine, after security officials cut off food, water ...