JOHANNESBURG - More than 40 zama zamas have been arrested in separate incidents in the North West this week, as police in the ...

The miners in Stilfontein, in the country’s North West province, have been entering the mine, which is no longer in operation, searching for gold deposits. Such illegal mining has long been ...

The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities after police closed off the entrances used to transport their ...

More than five months after the launch of Operation Vala Umgodi in Stilfontein, North West, police say the case against miners is still ongoing. The South African Police Service (SAPS) in North ...

The rescue operation in Sabie is separate from another illegal mining incident in Stilfontein in North West Province, where over 1,000 illegal miners have been underground for weeks. A court order ...

A report by the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy identified at least 94 open shafts in the Johannesburg ...

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Mathe said the Mine Rescue Service, which has been responsible for the operation in Stilfontein, would send a cage underground on Thursday morning "to see if any illegal miners resurface with the ...

Residents are calling for urgent police intervention before more lives are lost or innocent residents get caught in the crossfire.

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The North West is among seven provinces impacted by illegal mining, with a massive operation leading to the arrest of hundreds of illegal miners in Stilfontein earlier this year. Myburgh said ...