Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.
In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...
South Africa's second biggest political party ... Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally ...
Standing near the rim of a nearly 2-mile deep shaft, Zinzi Tom waited for word of her brother as the authorities began a long ...
At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...
“This tragedy is eerily reminiscent of the Marikana massacre, where 34 miners were killed by live ammunition in a ...
cost South Africa R70-billion a year in lost investments and assets, is also forgetting that history. Read more: The ...