Homa Bay County Police Commander Hassan Barua said the four miners died within minutes of entering the gold mine, which had ...

JOHANNESBURG - Mine rescue experts have suspended the search for two illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine in ...

Four people have suffocated to death in an abandoned gold mine in Ruga Village, Rachuonyo South.The miners entered the mine without oxygen-supporting equipment during their expedition.The four men ...

Mine rescue experts arrived on site on Monday to begin technical work to bring the illegal miners back to the surface.

There are thought to be at least 50 000 informal miners working underground in South Africa. According to the auditor general ...

South African authorities on Monday suspended rescue operations for an unspecified number of alleged illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine shaft west of Johannesburg due to safety concerns.

[James Omoro, Standard]. Four men have died in an abandoned gold mine in Homa Bay County while stealing gold. The four men died in the mine located at Ruga village, Kowidi Location in Rachuonyo ...

At least four people died from suffocation in an abandoned gold mine in Ruga village, Kowidi Location, Rachuonyo South on ...

A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

Many mines are abandoned or liquidated without sufficient protection for rehabilitation funds, and the government does little ...