Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...
The leadership of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, an independent professional institute of international standing for over 130 years, notes with sadness the gravity of the ...
North West Acting Police Commissioner, Patrick Asaneng has promised to soon unmask those behind the scourge of illegal mining in South Africa. Alleged Stilfontein illegal mining kingpin James ...
The North West department of health says all illegal ... Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing millions of readers ...
at Stilfontein, in the North West, for more than three months. The mine had closed in 2013 when its operations were no longer financially viable. Mines Rescue Services (MRS) South Africa ...
The South African ... allegations that Stilfontein miners, rescued last week, are facing unfair treatment. This comes following the death of a miner in a North West hospital this week.
A cage set to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein has been assembled. Picture: Nokukhanya Mntambo/EWN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - A second miner has ...
The South African Police Service (SAPS ... officers who were on duty the day alleged Stilfontein Kingpin Tiger escaped. Image: Athlenda Mathe/ Linda Givetash Source: Getty Images NORTH WEST – The hunt ...
Gwede Mantashe stated that the government was not to blame for the deaths of miners at Stilfontein. Image: Sharon Seretlo Source: Getty Images NORTH WEST – Gwede Mantashe ... rescue operations were ...