By Kate Bartlett JOHANNESBURG — Hundreds of illegal gold miners remained stuck underground Friday at an unused mine in South Africa that police have surrounded. South African authorities are refusing to allow supplies down to the miners, who they say are criminals. Police initially...

Senzo Mchunu's comments seem more conciliatory than those of a cabinet minister who previously said the government would not send help because they were "criminals".

Police say they are trying to force the miners — believed to have been underground for several weeks — to resurface

The body has emerged a day after South Africa's government said it would not be helping the miners - who have had their supplies of food and water cut off as police try to force them to resurface.