On Monday, authorities on site together with community rescue teams received a note from the illegal miners written in Zulu ...

Police officers escort community members to a mine shaft to negotiate with miners underground to resurface in Stilfontein on 13 November 2024. Picture: Emmanuel Croset / AFP A plan is in place to ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called for a peaceful resolution to the standoff at a disused mine shaft in Stilfontein town North ...

The South African police intensified efforts to force hundreds of illegal gold miners holed in underground shafts to the ...

The Stilfontein mine is a crime scene,” Ramaphosa said, adding that police must secure the area while ensuring the miners' ...

SOUTH Africa's crackdown on illegal mining has lurched into a dilemma. This as thousands of miners remain trapped underground ...

Local communities and human rights organizations have criticized the authorities' methods, warning that the situation in ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa described the Stilfontein mine as a “crime scene”, on Monday, as he called for a peaceful resolution to the standoff at the disused mine shaft, where illegal miners are holed ...

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

In a weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa said the situation was precarious and could potentially turn volatile. "The Stilfontein ...

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