Police say 350-400 people have stayed in Stilfontein mine to avoid arrest after minister vowed to ‘smoke them out’ ...

In South Africa, for weeks, hundreds or possibly thousands of illegal miners remain underground in a stil-fontein town in the ...

Hundreds of illegal gold miners are struggling to survive underground after authorities blockaded them. The government says ...

A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners and allow emergency workers to gain access to a ...

He said described the situation as precarious but urged the police to respect the miners’ rights and not put their lives at ...

The high court has postponed the Society for the Protection of our Constitution's application for relief for the reportedly ...

Spread This NewsReuters South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff ...

Ramaphosa urged the police to respect the miners' rights and not put their lives at risk and said his government would work ...

When zama zamas go hungry deep underground in the abandoned mines where they illegally mine for gold, they sometimes resort ...

Police also say some of the miners could be armed, and that would pose a risk to officials rescuing them. Illegal mining is a ...

Police have received a request for ARV treatment from trapped illegal miners at Stilfontein. About 4,000 of them remain ...

Law enforcement officials must carry out their mandate while protecting human rights. They cannot violate them in the process ...