where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...
An illegal miner who was at Stilfontein described James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger, as a brutal henchman, but ...
Spread This NewsBy Darlington Gatsi ZIMBABWEAN authorities in South Africa are hesitant to confront the government about its ...
In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...
Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...
The man died on Thursday in a hospital to which 33 miners were admitted after a three-day operation that ended on January 16 ...
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
During a three-day national rescue operation, 246 suspected illegal miners were medically assessed by healthcare ...
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...
Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...
Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...
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 ...