Joburg EMS initiated rescue efforts, but were forced to halt at a depth of 15 meters due to low oxygen levels.

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.

Johannesburg EMS and other search and rescuers called off a search at a Gauteng mine on Sunday, where alleged illegal miners ...

Mine rescue experts arrived on site on Monday to begin technical work to bring the illegal miners back to the surface.

Rescue operations were deployed to the disused mine in Florida on Saturday after the desperate cries of trapped zama zamas were heard echoing from the shaft.

The zama zamas have been unable to resurface since Saturday after a rope they were using to get in and out of the abandoned ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - 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 ...

Rescue efforts for illegal miners trapped in a Johannesburg mine shaft were suspended due to safety risks. Officials halted ...

South Africa Halts Search for Trapped Illegal Miners Over Safety Concerns JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African authorities on Monday suspended rescue operations for an unspecified number of ...

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.