In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...

South Africa’s engineering prowess has been hailed for the role it played in the rescue of 246 individuals from the Stilfontein mine tragedy. 78 people lost their lives tragically at the ...

Discover how South Africa's innovative Mobile Mines Rescue Winder played a pivotal role in rescuing 246 miners from the ...

North West acting police commissioner, Patrick Asaneng, said while the purpose of Operation Vala Umgodi was to clamp down on ...

During a three-day national rescue operation, 246 suspected illegal miners were medically assessed by healthcare ...

Alleged Stilfontein illegal mining ringleader James “Tiger” Neo Tshoaeli’s escape from police custody was likely facilitated ...

KHUMA, South Africa — For months, the miners and their families pleaded for help. By the time it came, the mine had become a tomb. Last week, rescuers recovered 78 bodies and 246 survivors ...

An illegal miner who was at Stilfontein described James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger, as a brutal henchman, but ...

The rescue of 246 surviving illegal miners from the Stilfontein shaft in less than three days was enabled by a locally ...

South African engineering innovation was put on the map after world-first rescue technology was used to save 246 lives in the ...