Police have confiscated mining equipment used in illegal operations at an abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West.

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Hundreds – possibly thousands – of miners remain trapped in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa’s northwestern Stilfontein ...

Government initially closed a shaft to deprive undocumented miners it called ‘criminal’ of food, water and medicine.

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STILFONTEIN, North West - The rescue operation at the Stilfontein shaft in North West has kicked off. The first phase of the plan, to clear the site, has been completed. It’s expected to take a ...

Stilfontein gold mine shaft in the North West. Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News STILFONTEIN - As a rescue operation unfolds at an abandoned mine in Stilfontein - some community leaders have ...

North West police are investigating allegations of extortion after a person demanded a 30% cut from rescuers at the Stilfontein gold mine. The extortionist contacted and approached the rescue team in ...

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has strongly condemned “reckless utterances” by senior government officials regarding illegal miners in Stilfontein, setting up a ...

The illegal miners who are still underground in Stilfontein, in the North West, are not trapped. Those who have opted not to exit the mine are simply still there because they fear being arrested.