Chit-Chat with gold hunters

Zama Zamas bare their souls after recent arrest. It’s well over a decade since Matsiloje Gold Mine shutdown. Although dark, dangerous and recently deadly, the abandoned shafts in the hills that surround the border village are far from deserted. They remain an attractive proposition to ‘zama zamas’, illegal gold miners willing to risk life and […]

News24 | WATCH | Stilfontein zama zamas death toll: 78 decomposed bodies retrieved since Monday

news24.com - 15/Jan 22:05

As of 13:30 on Wednesday, the number of deceased suspected illegal miners extracted from the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine Shaft 11 in...

Zama Zama’s are starving to death Postmortem reveals: Those that can’t eat cockroaches and dead human flesh are dying of hunger

myzimbabwe.co.zw - 13/Jan 14:36

Stilfontein, North West – A chilling post-mortem report has revealed the horrifying truth behind the deaths of scores of illegal miners, known as...

News24 | WATCH | Stilfontein rescue mission called off after retrieval of 246 zama zamas, 87 bodies

news24.com - 16/Jan 16:47

The rescue operation for suspected illegal miners, both alive and deceased, at the Buffelsfontein gold mine's Shaft 11 in Stilfontein has officially...

78 Zama Zamas including Zimbabweans found dead: ‘I survived on salt water, others ate cockroaches to keep alive and I saw people starve to death around me’

myzimbabwe.co.zw - 16/Jan 08:18

The harrowing tale of Patrick, a Zama Zama who recently emerged from the depths of the abandoned Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein, paints a grim...

Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths

citizen.co.za - 16/Jan 16:30

As of Thursday, 78 bodies had been retrieved from the mine, and 246 zama zamas were rescued.

Minister Mantashe Visits Stilfontein Amid Final Phase Of Illegal Mining Rescue Operation

iafrica.com - 14/Jan 12:38

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has arrived in Stilfontein to assess progress in the retrieval operation at an abandoned mine, where illegal...

News24 | Operations to continue at Stilfontein mine, despite reports no zama zamas are left underground

news24.com - 16/Jan 16:47

A police operation in Stilfontein will continue, despite initial reports that there are "no longer any illegal miners underground" at Buffelsfontein...

Disturbing videos of dead bodies of Zama Zamas who starved to death at Stilfontein mine go viral and break the internet (WATCH)

myzimbabwe.co.zw - 14/Jan 07:04

Graphic videos depicting the horrific conditions and deaths of scores of illegal miners trapped in a disused South African gold mine have gone viral,...

Bodies of over 60 dead zama zamas retrieved

dailyfriend.co.za - 16/Jan 02:06

At least 60 dead bodies have been retrieved from shaft 11 at the Buffelsfontein gold mine since the start of the week. It is believed The post...

Stilfontein Tragedy: Rescuers Recover More Bodies as Illegal Mining Crisis Deepens

iafrica.com - 15/Jan 06:24

Rescue efforts at a disused South African gold mine in Stilfontein have recovered six more bodies, bringing the death toll to 15. The operation, now...

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