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

A suspected illegal miner who had been hospitalised following the rescue operation at the Stilfontein mine has died.

The Stilfontein mining disaster has resurfaced as a controversial issue for Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, with community leaders...

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...

The escape of James Neo Tshoaeli, a notorious zama zama ringleader known as “Tiger,” has ignited a major investigation into alleged police...

An illegal miner has detailed his desperate five-day crawl in the dark, on an empty stomach, to escape the living hell of Stilfontein's Buffelsfontein...

The grim toll from the Stilfontein mine disaster continues to climb. Thirty-six more bodies were recovered on Tuesday, bringing the confirmed death...

Zama Zamas bare their souls after recent arrest. It’s well over a decade since Matsiloje Gold Mine shutdown. Although dark, dangerous and recently...

At least 100 men mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have reportedly died from starvation and dehydration after being trapped...

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