So far, five families have come forward to identify illegal miners who died in Stilfontein's abandoned mine shafts.

Idols SA' contestant Brandon Dhludhlu reveals why he dropped Oskido's record label, Kalawa Jazmee and went back home after leaving the singing competition.

Death and injury in South Africa’s mines are at an all-time low, says Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe. His department gave a presentation on Thursday outlining the health and safety ...

The birth dates leave one cold. Many of us screamed that they ought to be “smoked out” for involvement in criminal activities that have deepened SA’s problems. We were irked by the non ...

A health official announced that an illegal miner rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has died in hospital ... Locally known as “zama zamas” – “those who try” in the Zulu language – ...

An illegal miner lifted from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has died in hospital ... Locally known as “zama zamas” – “those who try” in the Zulu language – the miners ...

Kunene’s very colourful words come after he posted a graphic image on X over the weekend that suggested all people involved in illegal mining within the borders of South Africa shall be hanged ...

Human rights lawyer Mametlwe Sebei has warned that police will have to deal with consequences if they continue to ignore calls to transfer the Stilfontein Zama ... Union of South Africa (Giwusa ...

But the work of police and the army is far from over. The Department of Mineral Resources is expected to rehabilitate the shafts before the SAPS concludes Operation Vala Umgodi in May.

The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6 000 that have been abandoned by South Africa’s gold extraction companies. The vast ...

She revealed that 1905 zama zamas resurfaced between August 2024 and 15 January. The Margaret shaft yielded 1437 illegal miners. "It might well be time to vote the ANC out of office. They have failed ...

JOHANNESBURG - The African Transformation Movement has weighed in on the goings on at Stilfontein, blaming the lack of control at SA’s borders. The vast majority of the zama zamas apprehended ...