Illegal miners — known locally as Zama Zama — are often men from neighboring countries who come to South Africa ... to the mine to prevent any more food being carried underground.

All 260 employees have been accounted for and have been provided with food. Chinese college gives Harvard international students "unconditional offers" Pee-wee Herman and the secret, complicated ...

over a mile deep underground in a disused mine shaft in the South African town of Stilfontein. In South Africa, workers at illegal gold mines like these are known as "zama-zamas," meaning "one who ...

Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant. The 260 miners who were trapped underground at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa were all safely brought to the surface on Friday afternoon ...

The mine is one of the deepest in South Africa and is a maze of tunnels and levels and has several shafts leading into it. The miners were working up to 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) underground in ...

More than 100 others are believed to have died from starvation and dehydration while underground. South Africa’s Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) described the deaths at the Stilfontein mine ...

South Africa's president warns lives should not be put at risk in the standoff between police and illegal miners. 5 Potential Kings Head Coach Candidates to Replace Mike Brown First blue-eyed ...

Six more bodies have been recovered from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where scores of people have reportedly died underground since authorities tried to force them out and seal the mine ...

The mine is an openpit operation; however, following shareholder approval, development work started in late 2013 to build the new underground ... investment in South Africa’s diamond industry ...

at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa were confirmed to have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped deep underground for ...

All 260 employees have been accounted for and have been provided with food. LONDON -- Hundreds of workers remain underground at the Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg after a "shaft incident ...