Stilfontein mine exposes cross-border child trafficking, highlighting systemic failures, porous borders, and exploitation by ...

Should illegal miners receive emergency relief? The High Court's decision on Stilfontein challenges South Africa's balance ...

Do illegal miners deserve emergency relief? The Stilfontein High Court ruling tests South Africa’s balance between human ...

The South African Police Service (SAPS), on Monday announced the arrest of 14 illegal miners, who emerged from an abandoned ...

South African police said Monday that 14 people were arrested after resurfacing from an illegal gold mine where hundreds of others are believed to be hiding.

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

The body has emerged from the closed gold mine in the northwest town of Stilfontein a day after South Africa's government said it would not help the illegal miners. Around 20 people have surfaced ...

The High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, said in an interim ruling that all miners underground in the mine in Stilfontein ...

A group of illegal miners within a closed mine in the North West province of South Africa have been refused access to basic supplies as part of the government's declared campaign against illicit ...

Residents of Stilfontein in North West have criticised the government for not providing assistance to illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine shaft. Police Minister Senzo ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Police officers and private security personnel stand by the opening of a reformed gold mineshaft where ...

STILFONTEIN - Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has dismissed calls for illegal miners at the Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein to be given a grace period to resurface without facing the full might of the ...