where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...
Police in the North West have called for relatives of the 78 bodies that were recovered at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine’s shaft no. 11 during the Mine Res ...
An illegal miner who was at Stilfontein described James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger, as a brutal henchman, but ...
In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...
Residents of Khuma want the abandoned mine reopened to create jobs and boost the local economy, but mining expert Ingrid ...
The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.
Spread This NewsBy Darlington Gatsi ZIMBABWEAN authorities in South Africa are hesitant to confront the government about its role in the deaths of 20 Zimbabweans at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in ...
The man died on Thursday in a hospital to which 33 miners were admitted after a three-day operation that ended on January 16 ...
During a three-day national rescue operation, 246 suspected illegal miners were medically assessed by healthcare ...
Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...
Stilfontein Crisis Committee is contemplating charging the government with murder following the discovery of over 70 miners.