Seventy-five unidentified bodies of illegal miners are being held in various government mortuaries in the North West.

Saftu condemns government failures in the mining sector and calls for a full commission of inquiry into recent zama zama ...

READ: Brutal zama zama henchman 'Tiger's' escape probably facilitated ... disappeared on 15 January after he was rescued with other illegal miners from Buffelsfontein Gold Mine's shaft 11. City Press ...

JOHANNESBURG - The health department in the North West has confirmed the death of another suspected illegal miner from Stilfontein. The man was part of a group of 33 suspected zama zamas admitted to ...

Under the banner of the Stilfontein Solidarity Committee, over 100 protesters gathered outside the offices of the Department ...

Under the banner of the Stilfontein Solidarity Committee, over 100 protesters gathered outside the offices of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in Pretoria on Wednesday. They called for ...

Legalising artisanal mining offers a sustainable solution to crime-ridden gold mines while revitalising communities and reducing exploitation.

Horrendous images of the emaciated figures of the living and the dead as they were brought to the surface at Stilfontein show ...

Fugitive zama zama boss James Neo Tshoaeli, commonly known as 'Tiger', may have bribed cops with gold and cash to escape.

An illegal miner lifted from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein has died in hospital, raising the death toll to 88 since last August.

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.

An operation to rescue illegal gold miners who are stranded in deep ... Read: The violent underworld of Stilfontein’s zama zamas The government initially took a tough stance, saying it wouldn ...