The Citizen2d
Who is responsible for Stilfontein’s tragic deaths?
Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor argues that government indecision and police actions led to the tragic deaths of 78 zama ...
EWN Sport2d
No more illegal miners underground in Stilfontein, say volunteer rescuers
A cage set to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein has been assembled. Picture: Nokukhanya Mntambo/EWN STILFONTEIN - Three days into an operation meant to ...
EWN Sport3d
43 bodies recovered from Stilfontein mine in last two days
Rescuers use a Metalliferous Mobile Rescue Winder during a rescue operation to retrieve illegal miners from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein on 14 January 2025. Picture: Christian Velcich/AFP ...
Mail & Guardian3d
Survivors, corpses pulled from Stilfontein mine in ongoing operation
Continued efforts to clear illegal miners from the abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, North West, led to 60 bodies and 106 survivors being brought to the surface after two days of intensive ...
The Washington Post3d
60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped
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 ...