No sign of life at Stilfontein shaft as rescue operation winds down
An operation to extract illegal miners in Stilfontein which began on Monday has led to the extraction of 324 people by Wednesday afternoon, of whom 246 are alive. The others….
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18 more bodies retrieved from disused Stilfontein mine
Another 18 bodies were retrieved from the disused Stilfontein mine in the North West on Wednesday morning. The bodies and 22 alive zama zamas were pulled out of the shaft…..
15 bodies, 56 zama zamas extracted in Stilfontein mine rescue operation
The R12m rescue operation of illegal miners at the old Buffesfontein gold mine in Stilfontein that started on Monday has already resulted in the rescue of 56 zama zamas and….
Police say the resurfacing of illegal miners in Stilfontein shows they are not trapped, but evading arrest
As more illegal miners resurface from mine shafts in Stilfontein in North West, deputy police commissioner Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili says it’s an indication they are capable of exiting the underground….
60 more suspected illegal miners resurface in Stilfontein
At least 60 suspected illegal miners have resurfaced from underground at the Margaret and Buffelsfontein shafts in Stilfontein, North West, since Monday. About 18 miners resurfaced on Saturday and six….
Seven illegal miners surface in Stilfontein, one with community’s help
The police have confirmed the surfacing of seven more suspected illegal miners at two shafts in Stilfontein in the North West on Friday morning. One of them was brought up….
Campaign to raise money for trapped miners in Stilfontein gets R49k in three days
The BackaBuddy crowdfunding campaign for hundreds of illegal miners trapped at an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, North West, had raised R49,000 of its R200,000 target by Thursday evening. The campaign….
Police minister found in breach of court order on aid to Stilfontein zama zamas
Judge says nowhere in Sunday’s order was there mention of limited water, food and medication that should be supplied to the miners 03 December 2024 – 21:20 As the police’s….
Police minister says Stilfontein rescue operation delayed by safety concerns
The uncertainty over the safety of officials who are to embark on a rescue operation to bring illegal miners underground to the surface is one of the reasons causing the….
EFF raise ‘forced labour and human trafficking’ concerns over children found in Stilfontein
The EFF says it is concerned about the recent discovery of children among illegal miners at Stilfontein. This comes after the North West department of social development confirmed that about….