Hundreds of illegal miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, in South Africa’s North West province, will ...

attracting thousands of fortune-seekers and turning it into South Africa’s economic powerhouse. Even today, gold mining remains a big part of the city’s identity. Just southwest of ...

Illegal miners in South Africa’s old mining towns — or zama-zama, as they’re called — are often said to come from neighboring countries. It’s also common for them to spend months ...

Many do not make it out alive," said the 52-year-old, who spoke to the ... committee on mineral resources. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said the mine was a "crime scene", but police ...

In the small town of Stilfontein, some 90 miles from the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, hundreds, possibly thousands, of ...

We didn’t send them there," Ntshavheni said. Illegal mining remains common in South Africa's old gold-mining areas, with miners going into closed shafts to dig for any possible remaining deposits.

(CNN) — Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on ...

South African ... Illegal mining is widespread due to a lack of work in official mines. Dianne Hawker reports from Stilfontein. Skip next section More on Law and Justice from Africa ...

The city is also home to Africa's busiest airport and connects millions of people to destinations across the globe each year.

Along with about 600 other men, Ndumiso lives and works in a small gang-controlled "town" - complete with markets and a red light district - that has grown up deep underground at a disused gold mine ...