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Two retrieved bodies in Stilfontein mine have been identified
STILFONTEIN - Two bodies of illegal miners recovered underground at the Stilfontein mine shaft have been identified. Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe who said that the families of the ...
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Volunteers say Stilfontein shaft littered with body parts of miners who fell and died while trying to resurface
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 ...
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Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’
These were the chilling words of Clement Moeletsi, a rescued illegal miner, as he described the inhumane conditions faced by those trapped underground in Stilfontein's disused mineshafts.
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South African police: 118 illegal miners extracted from Stilfontein mine, 36 of those dead
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of ...
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Operation at Stilfontein to continue until police are satisfied
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 ...
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Stilfontein corruption: Police officers arrested in kingpin escape case
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 ...
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Stilfontein: Four cops granted bail after illegal mining kingpin escape as more zama zamas resurface
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 ...
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Stilfontein illicit gold trade: Police probing how the mineral changes hands from mine to market
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 ...
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Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths
A South African Police Services (Saps) vehicle is parked near the mine shaft in Stilfontein on 17 November 2024. Picture: Phill Magakoe / AFP Authorities have claimed that no illegal miners remain ...
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60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped
South African authorities began their operation at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, about 95 miles west of Johannesburg, in November after some of those accused of mining underground ...
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Mantashe arrives in Stilfontein as operation to retrieve zama zamas continues
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu attend a briefing session on progress made since the start of Operation Vala Umgodi in Stilfontein on 14 January 2025.