The bodies of almost 90 illegal miners were brought to the surface of an abandoned shaft when police intensified an operation ...

About 40 activists staged a picket outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre to bring attention to the rights of ...

The group called for justice following the Stilfontein mining tragedy. The Indaba is attended annually by government ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.

Department of Health said Stilfontein miners are in isolated ward, with heavy police presence and security guards ...

Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...

Under the banner of the Stilfontein Solidarity Committee, over 100 protesters gathered outside the offices of the Department ...

In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...

The North West Health Department was on Wednesday unable to give timelines for the start of preparations for the ...

The identification process for nearly 80 suspected illegal miners from the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine is far from over.

The South African Police Service denied claims that the Stilfontein illegal miners are receiving inadequate healthcare after one of the zama zamas died in hospital.

The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.