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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Stilfontein Crisis Committee says even though all surviving illegal miners have seemingly been rescued from the disused mine shaft, and bodies of 78 deceased miners were brought to the surface ...

JOHANNESBURG - The four police officers suspected of assisting the escape of a mining kingpin in Stilfontein, North West, will appear in court in March. The officers were granted bail on Friday ...

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

A Stilfontein community leader fears that the number of bodies of illegal miners underground will increase if survivors are not rescued promptly. Six bodies were retrieved on Tuesday and 26 on Monday.

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 ...

We are regularly murdered by the state and private security during street protests and evictions ... Now at least 78 miners have died in Stilfontein after enduring horrific conditions as a ...