Roodepoort rescuers racing against time to extract illegal miners trapped in toxic shaft
Rescue teams in Roodepoort are racing to save two illegal miners trapped in a collapsed shaft.
Rescue teams in Roodepoort are racing to save two illegal miners trapped in a collapsed shaft.
Despite being apprehended, police allege that community members and possibly law enforcement officials facilitated his escape before he could be ...
The Stilfontein rescue operation on Day Three ended with no survivors found underground, only unidentified remains. Here’s what happened during ...
Released on Christmas Day, the letter paints a grim picture of life in the abandoned Stilfontein shafts.
Eskom’s technicians have been working around the clock to expedite repairs, but threats from illegal mining activities in the area ...
Authorities estimate that more than 100 miners remain trapped in the abandoned mine shaft.
South Africa’s illicit gold trade is lucrative and controlled by gangs.
Six men were captured as they emerged from one of the abandoned, taking the total of illegal miners arrested in ...
In a statement, North West police confirmed that "of the 17 illegal miners, 14 resurfaced from Margaret Shaft and three ...
The state of the gold bars, irregular in shape, not neatly moulded or standardised like investment-grade gold bullion, suggests they ...
The court accepted the State's argument, stating that the responsibility for safety measures lies primarily with Buffelsfontein Gold Mines, the ...
Zama zamas search for gold in a vast and unmapped underground network of tunnels.
A handwritten note, believed to be from the miners, surfaced, detailing their urgent need for ARVs and raising concerns about ...
The arrest, made during a targeted operation on Thursday, resulted in the seizure of mining equipment valued at R3 million.
A group of Zama Zamas allegedly botched an ATM bombing in Honingklip, Muldersdrift, where an innocent bystander was shot.
Eight robberysuspects linked to the notorious 'zama mamas' were arrested after a shootout with JMPD officers on the M1 highway.
Illegal mining in Riverlea continues unabated, despite the intervention of high-level police units aiming to curb the dangerous operations.
On Saturday, at least 20 victims sustained gunshot wounds during a shooting in Riverlea linked to illegal miners.
Germiston was the site of mass corpses discovered neatly concealed in white sacks at a dumping site, believed to be ...
Colonel Katlego Mogale, Hawks spokesperson, in a statement, said project 'Gillette' resulted in six suspects being arrested on Tuesday.
Several corpses found dumped on the side of the N1 highway in Maraisburg are believed to be 'zama zamas'.
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