Two bodies of illegal miners recovered underground at the Stilfontein mine shaft have been identified. Police spokesperson ...

The death toll has risen to 51 with the nationalities of those who have died in the bowels of the earth not specified.

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...

South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of ...

Natjoints highlighted the challenges of the Stilfontein operation compared to other rescue efforts. “Unlike the Sabie operation, in which the shaft is 150 meters deep, the Stilfontein shaft is 2 ...

An aerial view of one of the three shafts used by illegal miners in Stilfontein. Picture: Saps A letter sent from under the Stilfontein earth highlights the dire situation facing illegal miners.

An aerial view shows an open mine shaft where artisanal miners get access to the mine in Stilfontein on 17 November 2024. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG - A second group of zama zamas from Stilfontein ...

This comes on the back of 10 more zama zamas who also resurfaced at the Margert Shaft on Friday in Stilfontein in the North West. The provincial police said that this brings to 47 the number of ...

The police have confirmed the surfacing and arrest of six more suspected illegal miners at two shafts in Stilfontein in the North West on Wednesday. Two of them were brought up in a community-led ...

Rescuers are sending a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest mines in an attempt to bring out survivors ...