One of the volunteers who went into the Stilfontein mine shaft has painted a grim picture of the conditions underground.

A technical team driving an operation to shutdown an illicit mining network sent high-tech equipment down shaft 11 earlier on ...

The DA is calling for the inquiry to investigate key issues, including the role of government agencies, the involvement of ...

In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...

Police have arrested suspected illegal mining kingpins who allegedly tortured, assaulted, starved and killed zama zamas at ...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has emphasised the urgent need for a comprehensive investigation into the Buffelsfontein Mine in ...

National Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe has confirmed that the mine rescue experts will conduct a final sweep at the ...

An operation to extract illegal miners in Stilfontein which began on Monday has led to the extraction of 324 people by ...

South African police have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where hundreds of illegal miners were trapped ...

Rescue workers were conducting a final sweep at a mine in Stilfontein in the North West province on Thursday to determine ...

A police operation in Stilfontein will continue, despite initial reports that there are "no longer any illegal miners ...