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Stilfontein kingpin remains on the loose, SAPS' investigation zeroes in on officers who were on duty
The South African Police Service is investigating members who were on duty the day that an illegal mining kingpin escaped ...
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Sixty bodies retrieved from Stilfontein
The siege, which began in August at the mine in the town of Stilfontein, about 150km from Johannesburg, cut off food and water supplies for months in an attempt to force the miners to the surface ...
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Stilfontein illicit gold trade: Police probing how the mineral changes hands from mine to market
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the country’s black market for illicit gold. Mineral Resources Minister ...
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Volunteers say Stilfontein shaft littered with body parts of miners who fell and died while trying to resurface
The Stilfontein Crisis Committee says even though all surviving illegal miners have seemingly been rescued from the disused mine shaft, and bodies of 78 deceased miners were brought to the surface ...
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43 bodies recovered from Stilfontein mine in last two days
Rescuers use a Metalliferous Mobile Rescue Winder during a rescue operation to retrieve illegal miners from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein on 14 January 2025. Picture: Christian Velcich/AFP ...
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Lawyers say ‘trapped’ illegal miners in Stilfontein can’t surface without help
A total of 1 564 illegal miners have resurfaced at an abandoned mine in Stilfontein in the North West and eight bodies have been retrieved, but authorities cannot confirm how many more miners ...
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Survivors, corpses pulled from Stilfontein mine in ongoing operation
Continued efforts to clear illegal miners from the abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, North West, led to 60 bodies and 106 survivors being brought to the surface after two days of intensive ...