On the second day of the State-sponsored rescue mission, a total of 106 miners were brought to surface and arrested for ...
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...
As day two of the 10-to-16-day operation to rescue illegal miners trapped underground at the Buffelsfontein gold mine just outside Stilfontein came to a close on Tuesday evening, 14 January, the ...
In a statement, police said 51 bodies had been retrieved by Tuesday night, following nine the previous day. The 106 survivors ...
Blinded by the bright summer sun, haggard survivors staggered across ochre soil mixed with rubble near Stilfontein. Their ...
The recovery of the remains of illegal miners comes as mine rescue teams kick off an intense operation to retrieve zama zamas ...
Rescue efforts at a disused South African gold mine in Stilfontein have recovered six more bodies, bringing the death toll to ...
The grim toll from the Stilfontein mine disaster continues to climb. Thirty-six more bodies were recovered on Tuesday, ...
President of trade union Giwusa, Mametlwe Sebei, said there are around 109 bodies, and those people were killed by the State.