Clement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa. That's after a crackdown on illegal mining at the site in Stilfontein that began in August, in which police had ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police ...

STILFONTEIN - Thursday marks a year since the end of the Stilfontein mine rescue operation. It ended with 78 bodies retrieved from underground and 246 illegal miners rescued alive. Police had ...

Last year's tragic events at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa show the danger of poor information in policing ...

Authorities have claimed that no illegal miners remain underground at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North West. The government-funded rescue mission, led by the Mine Rescue Services ...

Amid the state’s inhumane response to the Buffelsfontein Mine operation, activists and grassroots organisations rallied outside the Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Wednesday, demanding justice for the ...

A South African Police Services (Saps) vehicle is parked near the mine shaft in Stilfontein on 17 November 2024. Picture: Phill Magakoe / AFP The South African Police Service (SAPS) has condemned what ...

Stilfontein will and must be remembered as one of the worst tragedies we have witnessed in the 30 years of democracy in South Africa. From August last year, 87 artisanal miners were deserted and hung ...

The bodies of 78 Zama Zama's were pulled from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to shut down an elaborate illicit mining network. STILFONTEIN, North West - The ...

Only three of the 93 illegal miners who died at Stilfontein have been claimed by their families so far, North West police say. The remaining bodies are still at state mortuaries as no next of kin have ...

Earlier this week, a government-led operation to shut down an illicit mining network in Stilfontein was called off after it was confirmed that there were no more signs of life underground. STILFONTEIN ...

DA spokesperson on Mineral and Petroleum Resources, James Lorimer had a discussion with eNCA on this topic.