Stilfontein will and must be remembered as one of the worst tragedies we have witnessed in the 30 years of democracy in South Africa. From August last year, 87 artisanal miners were deserted and ...

Stilfontein mine: ANC says deaths regrettable, but rule of law must apply Last week, rescue operators retrieved 78 bodies of suspected illegal miners at the disused Buffelsfontein gold mine in the ...

Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa? The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August. Gerald Imray. Friday 17 January 2025 09:07 GMT.

Authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the shaft of a closed gold mine more than 2km underground where an unknown number of men are still feared trapped, following a siege in a crackdown ...

60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped. Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said.

MACUA takes Stilfontein crisis to the Constitutional Court . Monday 30 December 2024 - 14:51pm. JOHANNEBURG - Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) ...

STILFONTEIN — At least 27 teenage illegal miners, some of whom resurfaced at the abandoned Stilfontein mine in Klerksdorp, have been deported.

Since November, more than 1,500 illegal miners have surfaced through the different shafts in Stilfontein as police continue with Operation Vala Umgodi at the mine. This includes eight dead bodies.

Stilfontein miners want food, supplies in exchange for dead miners Tuesday 03 December 2024 - 18:01pm File: This aerial view shows an open mine shaft where artisanal miners get access to the mine ...

JOHANNESBURG - Mining experts leading the rescue operation at an abandoned Gold Mine in Stilfontein have raised several red flags in government’s plan to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners ...