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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A team including mine safety experts, police, the army and various government departments was scheduled to meet Friday to put ...

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

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

Volunteers intervened in South Africa, after 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 ...

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