Rescue operations in Stilfontein, North West, where over 4 000 illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground, were ...

A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners to allow emergency workers to gain access to a ...

RELIEF workers must be granted access to the Stilfontein mine where thousands of workers are believed to be trapped and in ...

PRETORIA - The High Court in Pretoria has ordered the unblocking of access to the disused mine shaft in Stilfontein, to allow emergency services to reach scores of illegal miners. The zama-zamas have ...

Police cordoned off the shaft recently in a bid to shut down illegal mining activity at the abandoned mine – cutting off the ...

Earlier this week, community members in Stilfontein decided to enter the mine shaft and assist illegal miners to resurface.

Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a ...

Members of the South African Police Service stationed at the abandoned Stilfontein mine shaft in the North West have finally ...

As authorities await for illegal miners trapped at the Stilfontein Gold Mine to resurface, the Gauteng High Court issued an ...

A court says emergency workers must be allowed to enter a mine where hundreds are thought to be without food and water.

Two illegal miners were rushed to the hospital after being brought to the surface from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, ...