Hundreds of clandestine miners at a disused South African shaft are struggling to survive in grim conditions because of a ...

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

A court says emergency workers must be allowed to enter a mine where hundreds are thought to be without food and water.

Human rights lawyer advocate Mametlwe Sebei says the driving force behind the actions of Zama Zamas stuck underground in a ...

The state of South Africa is denying thousands of miners access to food and water, putting their lives at risk ...

Rescue operations for over 4 000 illegal miners in Stilfontein have been suspended as legal rulings and human rights ...

Going into the last 15 minutes the Boks held a 10-point lead, but for 10 of the last 12 minutes they had to play without prop ...

Court seeks to halt blockade on abandoned Stilfontein mine over concerns that hundreds hidden underground are at risk ...

The police are limiting food and water supplies to force out the hundreds of people believed to be in a disused shaft. Read ...

Illegal miners at a disused SA shaft are starving because police are limiting supplies in an attempt to force out those ...

Deputy Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala said Ramaphosa's "dedication to taking action and driving ...