Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...

An illegal miner who was at Stilfontein described James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger, as a brutal henchman, but ...

Alleged Stilfontein illegal mining ringleader James “Tiger” Neo Tshoaeli’s escape from police custody was likely facilitated ...

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

The North West Department of Health has confirmed the death of one of the men who was rescued from the Stilfontein mine and ...

During a three-day national rescue operation, 246 suspected illegal miners were medically assessed by healthcare ...

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has hit back at accusations that the government is to blame for the ...

Acting provincial police commissioner Major General Patrick Asaneng is furious and frustrated that suspected illegal mining ...

The arrival of zama zamas from Stilfontein has intensified turf wars and conflict with local authorities in Gauteng's illegal ...

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

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

The rescue of 246 surviving illegal miners from the Stilfontein shaft in less than three days was enabled by a locally ...