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 ...

Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday ...

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 ...

describing the events at Stilfontein as criminality. He also warned MACUA about defending criminality with their actions. “MACUA should be careful not to promote criminality and to say we must protect ...

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 ...

A probe is underway into the deaths of 78 suspected illegal miners who have been pulled out from the Stilfontein mine in the North West. A cage with rescue experts had been sent down to the ...

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 ...

Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe confirmed that two volunteers assisting in the operation had confirmed that there are no longer any illegal miners underground.

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 ...

The entrance shaft of an abandoned mine is seen in Stilfontein on January 14, 2025. More than two dozen illegal miners have been rescued and at least 15 bodies recovered from an abandoned gold ...