Spread This NewsSowetan Live Only three of the 93 illegal miners who died at Stilfontein have been claimed by their families ...
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to survive, then left to starve.
Only 18 families have come forward to assist in the identification of the 75 badly decomposed bodies of illegal miners in ...
Under the banner of the Stilfontein Solidarity Committee, over 100 protesters gathered outside the offices of the Department ...
These individuals were among 93 suspected illegal miners, known as zama zamas, whose bodies were retrieved from the mine between December and January. Authorities continue the ...
The accused appeared before the Stilfontein Magistrate's Court on Friday and were released on R1 000 bail each.
A total of 78 bodies were recovered during a comprehensive four-day rescue operation from Monday, 13 January. Meanwhile, 246 ...
After six months trapped underground, roughly 246 illegal miners were rescued at Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, ...
Joburg EMS initiated rescue efforts, but were forced to halt at a depth of 15 meters due to low oxygen levels.
ALSO READ: Mantashe laments humanitarian organisations for their stance on Stilfontein zama zamas The unused Stillfontein mine made headlines when illegal miners were reported to be underground ...
The lack of community involvement and oversight was one of the causes of the zama zama (illegal miners ... cash from the informally worked mine in Stilfontein.