A 23-year-old woman together with her accomplice have been arrested in Soweto, Johannesburg after she allegedly staged her ...

Four police officers in North West have been arrested in connection with the escape from lawful custody of James 'Tiger' ...

The escape of James Neo "Tiger" Tshoaeli, a notorious illegal mining kingpin, from police custody in Stilfontein, North West, ...

Four police officers who were arrested on Friday in connection with the escape of alleged underground illegal mining kingpin and ringleader, ...

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87.

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

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 ...

A suspected gang leader named 'Tiger' escaped police custody in South Africa, sparking controversy over the handling of ...

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South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...

Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...

South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene ...