Namibia, while renowned for its expansive deserts and abundant wildlife, holds a lesser-known yet equally captivating allure: ...

Steeped in centuries of old diamond history, a seaside city in Africa has been left abandoned and frozen in time for over 70 ...

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.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African ... that there are about 6,000 abandoned mines and that close to $1 billion is lost annually in revenue due to illicit mining. What’s happening now?

South African authorities have for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6,000 abandoned or closed mines to search for leftover deposits. According ...

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South ... strong reaction across South Africa, where illegal mining is often in the ...

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 ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP ... that there are about 6,000 abandoned mines and that close to $1 billion is lost annually in revenue due to illicit mining. A community-led rescue effort ...