More than five months after Operation Vala Umgodi in Stilfontein, police confirm 156 cases involving 1 831 suspects remain pending. While over 1 000 miners have been found guilty on charges ranging ...

The government in South Africa says it will not help about 4,000 miners inside an illegal closed mine in the country's North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining.

The South African government spent just over R30 million retrieving suspects involved in illegal mining at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North West. This was part of Operation Vala ...

The South African government, desperate to deal with powerful illegal mining networks, found itself in a crisis that lasted ...

Family members have identified 12 of 78 bodies found in a gold mine in North West province's Stilfontein town in January, but time is running out for remaining 66, says health official - Anadolu Ajans ...

The Disaster Management Office of the City of Matlosana has reported that three farm dams have overflowed, resulting in increased water flow towards the Schoonspruit and Ventersdorp areas.

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