Two illegal miners were rushed to the hospital after being brought to the surface from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, North West. These men are among the latest to emerge from a group of miners, estimated to be in the hundreds,

The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine. The move signaled the government was taking a more conciliatory approach compared to earlier this week,

A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they wouldn't help.