An operation to extract illegal miners in Stilfontein which began on Monday has led to the extraction of 324 people by ...
The Stilfontein mine rescue team is expected to conduct a final sweep underground today, to determine if there are any more illegal miners remaining underground.
South African police have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where hundreds of illegal miners were trapped ...
Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor argues that government indecision and police actions led to the tragic deaths of 78 zama zamas in Stilfontein.
The calls come after close to 80 dead bodies were pulled from an abandoned gold mine this week in a government-led operation to shutdown illicit mining networks in the North West.
Police are investigating claims of kidnapping and torture made against the alleged kingpins of the illicit mining operation ...
South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of ...
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mnatashe, visited the area yesterday, to monitor ...
As of 13:30 on Wednesday, the number of deceased suspected illegal miners extracted from the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold ...
The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa is demanding the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry ...