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, visited Stilfontein in the North West province following the retrieval of illegal miners during a South African Police Service (SAPS ...

Rescuers cross the caution tape near a Metalliferous Mobile Rescue Winder during a rescue operation to retrieve illegal miners from an abandoned gold shaft in Stilfontein on 13 January 2025.

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 ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least ...