The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...

The miner, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, said he surfaced on ...

More than 17,000 alleged illegal miners, many from neighbouring countries, have surfaced in South Africa during a police ...

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

Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...

(photo: SACBC / Courtesy ) Silas Isenjia/CNA/ACI Africa World January 7, 2025 The hundreds of illegal miners stuck in a disused mine in Stilfontein in South Africa’s North West Province are ...

“From Monday, 30 December 2024, until today, 12 illegal miners have been placed under arrest for illegal mining, trespassing, and contravention of the Immigration Act in Stilfontein,” the SAPS said in ...

STILFONTEIN - Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has approached the Constitutional Court in its fight for illegal miners occupying an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein to be ...

Zama Zamas emerge Recent developments have seen several illegal miners, known as zama zamas, voluntarily emerging from the disused mine shafts in Stilfontein. The South African government has noted ...

An organisation representing mining communities has now approached the Constitutional Court to force government to save the lives of illegal miners trapped underground in Stilfontein, North West ...

Police process illegal miners at a abandoned mine in Stilfontein after they resurfaced on 30 November 2024. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/EWN JOHANNESBURG - Forty-seven illegal miners are expected to ...

MACUA's urgent request was dismissed by the Gauteng High Court earlier in December. With food and water running low, MACUA says the miners are facing a grave situation.