But local community members, civil society groups and labour unions have denounced the Stilfontein crackdown. Zinzi Tom told France 24 her brother had been down the mine for six months and she ...

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies to the miners working illegally in the mine's tunnels. The tactic ...

A South African Police Services (Saps) vehicle is parked near the mine shaft in Stilfontein on 17 November 2024. Picture: Phill Magakoe / AFP Authorities have claimed that no illegal miners remain ...

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is pursuing legal options to hold the government accountable for the deaths The African Transformation Movement said Stilfontein was a man-made ...

STILFONTEIN - Operation at the Stilfontein mine in North West are to continue until police are satisfied. Police spokeswoman Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed this on Wednesday as officials ...

eNCA reporter Bafedile Moerane spoke to Cosatu North West secretary, Kopano Konopi, who says lives could have been saved.

Police have arrested suspected illegal mining ringleaders in Stilfontein in the North West. It is alleged that they tortured, assaulted, starved and killed zama zamas underground. Zama zamas ...

As South Africa battles with the reality of the Stilfontein disaster - where at least 78 illegal gold miners have died and more than 240 Zama Zamas - large-scale gold mining companies and Bench ...

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 ...

Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature. Stilfontein rescue mission called off after retrieval of 246 zama zamas, 87 bodies -The rescue mission at a ...

Seventy-eight dead bodies have been brought to the surface of the abandoned gold mine at Stilfontein in South Africa, after being blockaded by the African National Congress government for months.