South Africa’s structural economic crisis places the nation at a point of no return, what with the centre-right Government ... The crisis in Stilfontein, involving several thousand informal ...

STILFONTEIN - Residents in Stilfontein have threatened to take to the streets over the standoff between police and the illegal miners occupying a shaft at the old Buffelsfontein mine. This ...

Rescuers have sent a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds ...

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Illegal miners, who were arrested after being rescued from disused mines at Stilfontein, North West, have appeared before in court where they received wholly suspended sentences. The second batch ...

Community members are now threatening to embark on a mass protest to force government to step in and rescue the zama zamas.

An aerial view of one of the three shafts used by illegal miners in Stilfontein. Picture: Saps A letter sent from under the Stilfontein earth highlights the dire situation facing illegal miners.

A rescue volunteer holds a note retrieved from artisanal miners operating underground written is isiXhosa during a rescue operation in Stilfontein on 18 November 2024. Picture: Phill Magakoe / AFP ...

Mining Affected Communities United in Action have approached the Constitutional Court, saying they want the South African Police Service and government to assist with sending food and supplies to ...

A Liverpool city centre street is shut after emergency services rushed to the scene of a car crash. King Edward Street which runs through the city centre has been shut going southbound at the ...