Maj-Gen Patrick Asaneng, acting provincial commissioner of North West, denied claims that Operation Vala Umgodi intended to ...

Clement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa. That's after a crackdown on illegal mining at the site in Stilfontein that began in August, in which police had ...

One year after the tragic events at Stilfontein's Shaft 11, where 93 lives were lost, the silence surrounding accountability ...

Police had descended on the mine, cutting off the supply of food and water, thus forcing the miners to the surface where they were subsequently arrested.

Hundreds of unemployed men in Khuma township between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom in the North West were allegedly recruited to an abandoned shaft with promises of lucrative wages only to end up in a ...

A South African Police Services (Saps) vehicle is parked near the mine shaft in Stilfontein on 17 November 2024. Picture: Phill Magakoe / AFP The South African Police Service (SAPS) has condemned what ...

Authorities have claimed that no illegal miners remain underground at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North West. The government-funded rescue mission, led by the Mine Rescue Services ...

The emaciated bodies being hauled out of the hellhole near Stilfontein in North West are shocking testimony to the achievement of the South African state’s “surrender or starve” strategy in “smoking ...

Stilfontein will and must be remembered as one of the worst tragedies we have witnessed in the 30 years of democracy in South Africa. From August last year, 87 artisanal miners were deserted and hung ...

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. STILFONTEIN - Police Minister Senzo ...

Amid the state’s inhumane response to the Buffelsfontein Mine operation, activists and grassroots organisations rallied outside the Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Wednesday, demanding justice for the ...

Earlier this week, a government-led operation to shut down an illicit mining network in Stilfontein was called off after it was confirmed that there were no more signs of life underground. STILFONTEIN ...