Gcina Lepheana had been working deep in the illegal mine for five months when, in October last year, deliveries ...

The process to identify 93 bodies of suspected illegal miners retrieved from Buffelsfontein Gold Mine' shaft No. 11 between Tuesday, 03 December 2024 and Wednesday 15 January 2025, is well underway.

Police in North West are still in the process of identifying bodies of illegal miners retrieved during the operation that ended in January.

These individuals were among 93 suspected illegal miners, known as zama zamas, whose bodies were retrieved from the mine between December and January. Authorities continue the ...

After six months trapped underground, roughly 246 illegal miners were rescued at Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, in mid-January following a court order and intense public outcry ...

The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has been criticised for its silence about the alleged violation of ...

The North West High Court has ordered a group of business owners and community members in Khuma, near Stilfontein ...

The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has been criticised for being silent about the alleged violation ...

A 51-year-old Police Sergeant faces serious charges of corruption and gold dealing, raising concerns over police integrity in South Africa.

The Buffelsfontein mine disaster, marked by loss of life and political division, underscores South Africa’s failure to address illegal mining and immigration issues.