Should the police have taken more care to reduce the risk that the operation would result in the loss of life? And is it ...

In response to the ongoing rescue operation at Stilfontein last week, the North West Health Department put several forensic pathology services on standby to handle the large number of casualties. READ ...

Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...

The bodies of 78 Zama Zama's were pulled from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to ...

SAPS deny the mine shaft was bombed, as claimed by the union at the end of the state-funded rescue and recovery operation on ...

In today’s news update, Saps condemned “misinformation” regarding the Stilfontein rescue efforts of illegal miners, while ...

The South African Police Service defended itself against claims that it arrested a volunteer, released information about ...

Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor argues that government indecision and police actions led to the tragic deaths of 78 zama ...

Mannas Fourie from Potchefstroom has rescued hundreds of zama zamas from mines. Over the past week in Stilfontein, his team ...

A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging ...

The bodies of 78 zama zamas were recovered from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to shut down an elaborate illicit mining network in the area.

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, saying it could have been prevented.