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

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

Press Release - 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 ...

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 human rights which resulted in the deaths of more than 80 illegal miners ...

This statement was made during the Vala Umgodi (“Close the Hole”) operation, a government-led initiative to force zama zama miners out of the Buffelsfontein Mine. Trapped underground for ...

The bodies of almost 90 illegal miners were brought to the surface of an abandoned shaft when police intensified an operation to clamp down on illegal mining at the old Buffelsfontein gold mine in ...

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

Tshoaeli, described as a ruthless character, disappeared on 15 January after he was rescued with other illegal miners from Buffelsfontein Gold Mine's shaft 11. City Press has reported how Tshoaeli's ...