National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said that 78 bodies were retrieved in a court-ordered rescue operation, with 246 ...

Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show nobody was left underground, after 78 bodies and more than 200 miners were ...

At least 87 miners are dead, and dozens more bodies may remain underground—the brutal outcome of a protracted dispute at an ...