Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a ...

Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...

South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West ...

The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to ...

A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they ...

Illegal miners — known locally as Zama Zama — are often men from neighboring countries who come to South Africa without the ...

South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused ...

Police minister has rejected calls for an amnesty for miners to resurface without arrest Read more ...

A standoff between police and illegal miners has gotten heated in South Africa. Reports say hundreds of illegal miners, who ...

Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.

Volunteer rescuers sit by the opening of a reformed gold mineshaft where illegal miners are trapped in Stilfontein, South ...

Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining ...