Police Minister Senzo Mchunu accompanied by representatives from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are expected to visit the Stilfontein area in the North West later today. This after ...

South Africa's government refuses to aid illegal miners trapped in closed mine, part of crackdown on illegal mining.

Last week, more than 1,000 of the illegal miners emerged from a mine shaft in Orkney, after running out of food and water and ...

Community members rally to rescue estimated 4 000 illegal miners trapped in abandoned Stilfontein shaft, amid desperation and fear.

Ministries of Police and Defence to visit North West in response to ongoing illegal mining incident. The Ministry of Police, together with the Ministry of Defence, will visit the ...

The body of one illegal miner has also been retrieved amid concerns that food and water supplies to the underground illegal ...

The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities after police closed off the entrances used to transport their supplies ...