More than 240 survivors have been rescued at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, Stilfontein, since operations began. Many of the miners, labeled "Zama zamas—"hustlers" in the Zulu language—for their ...
South African authorities began their operation at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, about 95 miles west of Johannesburg, in November after some of those accused of mining underground ...
Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.
READ: Calls mount for establishment of commission of inquiry into govt's response to Stilfontein Since Monday ... down statements for the volunteers to outline what they found underground and ...