(250116) -- JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Rescue vehicles are seen at the rescue operation site of an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, North West Province, South Africa, on Jan. 16, 2025.

Johannesburg, South Africa — The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been abandoned by South Africa’s gold ...

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says the deaths of the Stilfontein illegal miners are reminiscent of the Marikina massacre. The federation said hunger has been used as a ...

Picture: @GovernmentZA/X JOHANNESBURG - The Stilfontein saga is back to haunt Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, as community leaders pin the blame on her. This is after close to 80 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where ...

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

STILFONTEIN – The Zimbabwean consulate is prepared to work with the South African government to verify and identify its citizens from Stilfontein mine in North West. Zimbabwean consulate general ...

Nomazulu Moyo Phiri made the revelation during a media briefing in Stilfontein on Thursday afternoon. He said since August last year, only one family has came forward to enquire about their ...

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is pursuing legal options to hold the government accountable for the deaths of illegal miners in Stillfontein The African Transformation Movement ...

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 ...

The Zimbabwe Consul-General in Johannesburg, Eria Phiri, has visited Stilfontein in the North West province following the retrieval of illegal miners during a South African Police Service (SAPS ...