The national crackdown against illegal mining began in late 2023, in part spurred by the rise of violent crime in communities ...

The volunteers risked their lives to venture thousands of feet underground and retrieve their neighbors. What they found was ...

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

A critical rescue operation at South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine is underway, attempting to save illegal miners trapped ...

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

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

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

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

Allegations that the miners resorted to eating human flesh in order to survive were also made by other miners who were ...

The tragedy at Buffelsfontein is a symptom of deeper systemic failures within South Africa’s governance and mining sectors. Disused shafts like those at Buffelsfontein have become sites of ...