Morné du Plessis became so well known for his playing abilities that there is a New Zealand rugby player named after him.

THE Minerals Council SA has called on the South African government to approve a dedicated illegal mining strategy as precious ...

A family from Stilfontein has accused Potchefstroom Hospital security guards of denying them access to a critically ill relative despite ...

Zama Zama Patrick Ntsokolo was among those trapped underground in Stilfontein after police from Operation Vala Umgodi blocked deliveries to illegal miners. Whilst underground for 18 days, he saw ...

In a March parliamentary reply, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu said that in Stilfontein, 1,916 miners had been arrested and charged with illegal mining, illegal immigration, possession of gold-bearing ...

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is to hold hearings into the tragedy at Stilfontein gold mine. More than 90 people died when police were deployed to “smoke out” illegal miners - zama ...

Zama zama miner Patrick Ntsokolo saw colleagues eating cockroaches and even dead bodies underground after police from Operation Vala Umgodi blocked deliveries to illegal miners at Stilfontein. He ...

The North West health department is awaiting essential documentation, including death certificates, to proceed with the burial of 23 bodies of illegal miners ...

Mining Affected Communities United in Action and other activists held a memorial for the illegal miners who died at Shaft 10 and 11 in Stilfontein. “We’re here to reaffirm the humanity of ...

STILFONTEIN - The people of Khuma, activists and civil organisations are calling for accountability for the deaths of illegal miners in Stillfontein shafts.

23 Bodies from the abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein are still awaiting burial due to paperwork from the Department of Home Affairs The North West Department of Health has positively identified 25 ...