It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police ...

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...

South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ...

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned ...

Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...

SAPS faces mounting pressure as controversy erupts over plans to dismantle its internal watchdog, the National Police ...

SAPS faces mounting pressure as controversy erupts over plans to dismantle its internal watchdog, the National Police ...

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, speaks to journalist outside an abandoned gold mine, where miners are rescued ...

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

After nine bodies were recovered Monday, "27 have been certified dead" on Tuesday, police Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said in a statement.