Illegal miners trapped nearly a mile below ground reportedly avoided dying of hunger by resorting to cannibalism.

Thousands of illegal miners working at the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, near Johannesburg, surrendered but around 400 remained - with only 324 of them making it out alive ...

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Stories of desperation and survival have emerged from survivors of the several months long standoff between miners and police ...

Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...

Of the 324 people pulled out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, 78 had perished from starvation or dehydration. The illegal ...

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The deaths follow a lengthy stand-off between South African police and illegal miners who were trespassing in disused gold ...

The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.

Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...