Stilfontein, South Africa

Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths
Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal miners remaining at the site. The MRS is expected to provide a detailed report to law enforcement and the Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources.
Stilfontein disaster exposes scale of South Africa's illegal mining challenge
The recent Stilfontein disaster, claiming 78 lives, has exposed the devastating scale of South Africa's illegal gold mining crisis
SOUTH AFRICA-NORTH WEST PROVINCE-STILFONTEIN-ILLEGAL MINE-RESCUE
(250116) -- JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Rescue vehicles are seen at the rescue operation site of an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, North West Province, South Africa, on Jan. 16, 2025.
Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87
Death Toll From South African Mine Siege Rises to 78, Rescued Now at 166
South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene on Wednesday.
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police tactics
Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally in the mine near the town of Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg, since August last year.
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Stilfontein tragedy sparks outrage: MACUA, ATM and SAFTU demand accountability for miner's deaths
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Who is responsible for Stilfontein’s tragic deaths?
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Volunteers say Stilfontein shaft littered with body parts of miners who fell and died while trying to resurface
The Stilfontein Crisis Committee says even though all surviving illegal miners have rescued, the shaft is littered with body ...
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Tragedy at Stilfontein: The Aftermath of a Government Crackdown on Illegal Mining
In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...
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WATCH | Stilfontein: Suspected ringleaders arrested amid murder, assault, starvation allegations
Police have arrested suspected illegal mining kingpins who allegedly tortured, assaulted, starved and killed zama zamas at ...
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Over 1000 out of 2000 Zama Zamas at Stilfontein Mine Are Mozambicans, SA Furious
The South African Police Service revealed that only 26 out of the over 2000 illegal miners that resurfaced from Stilfontein ...
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After hours of scanning, Stilfontein rescue teams say no more signs of illegal miners underground
A technical team driving an operation to shutdown an illicit mining network sent high-tech equipment down shaft 11 earlier on ...
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Operations to continue at Stilfontein mine, despite reports no zama zamas are left underground
A police operation in Stilfontein will continue, despite initial reports that there are "no longer any illegal miners ...
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Zimbabwean officials roped in to ID, repatriate remains of illegal Stilfontein miners
Undocumented Zimbabwean nationals are among more than 80 zama zamas who died at the Buffelsfontein gold mine when police ...