Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...

Four police officers have been arrested after being accused of letting the underground kingpin of Stilfontein, Neo James Tiger Tshwaeli, escape. The police officers accused of the crime are ...

The siege, which began in August at the mine in the town of Stilfontein, about 150km from Johannesburg, cut off food and water supplies for months in an attempt to force the miners to the surface ...

JOHANNESBURG - The SA Police Service (SAPS) says it is focused on tracking down the alleged kingpin behind illegal mining in Stilfontein. But the SAPS is also cautioning people not to make false ...

As South Africa battles with the reality of the Stilfontein disaster - where at least 78 illegal gold miners have died and more than 240 Zama Zamas - large-scale gold mining companies and Bench ...

Police have arrested suspected illegal mining ringleaders in Stilfontein in the North West. It is alleged that they tortured, assaulted, starved and killed zama zamas underground. Zama zamas ...

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. Mineral Resources Minister ...

'I look down and a piranha's chowing my toe': SA man rows 4 000km to the Amazon ...

A South African Police Services (Saps) vehicle is parked near the mine shaft in Stilfontein on 17 November 2024. Picture: Phill Magakoe / AFP Four police officers arrested in connection with the ...

STILFONTEIN - Operation at the Stilfontein mine in North West are to continue until police are satisfied. Police spokeswoman Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed this on Wednesday as officials ...

eNCA reporter Bafedile Moerane spoke to Cosatu North West secretary, Kopano Konopi, who says lives could have been saved.