Two illegal miners were on Tuesday rescued from the disused mines at Stilfontein in North West province, where hundreds of the so-called zama zamas have been holed up underground for months. As has ...

A letter sent from under the Stilfontein earth highlights the dire situation facing illegal miners. It has been almost a month since the Gauteng High Court granted an interim order allowing illegal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Workers from Mines Rescue Services operate the mechanical cage that was used for rescue operations at the mine shaft in ...

Four police officers arrested in connection with the escape of illegal mining kingpin James “Tiger” Tsoaeli in Stilfontein, North West, have been granted bail. Tsoaeli resurfaced from a shaft at the ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police ...

Volunteers Mzwandile Mkwayi (R) and Mandla Charles (L) were greeted as heroes after descending the mineshaft This story contains details, including a video, that some people may find distressing. As ...

Late on Sunday night, 14 zama zamas surfaced from deep underground at a disused mine in Stilfontein, where a major operation against illegal mining is ongoing. Police were guarding the shaft’s ...

Chants of “Stilfontein is now! We want justice on the ground!” and “Justice for the miners” reverberated on the sidelines of the Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Wednesday, 5 February 2025, as local ...

Hundreds of unemployed men in Khuma township between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom in the North West were allegedly recruited to an abandoned shaft with promises of lucrative wages only to end up in a ...

With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the country’s black market for illicit gold. STILFONTEIN - Police Minister Senzo ...

The police issued this shot of Tiger when it launched the manhunt in January Nobody in South Africa seems to know where Tiger is. The 42-year-old from neighbouring Lesotho, whose real name is James ...

The emaciated bodies being hauled out of the hellhole near Stilfontein in North West are shocking testimony to the achievement of the South African state’s “surrender or starve” strategy in “smoking ...