Police investigating suspected illegal liquor production have seized alcohol worth an estimated R1.4 million at a North West farm, along with ingredients, equipment and storage tanks whose contents…
by Staff Writer · North WestThe South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has concluded that government failed to uphold the basic rights of miners in Stilfontein during a large scale operation targeting illegal…
by Staff WriterMineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has made it clear that he does not sympathise with illegal miners who become trapped underground, stating that individuals who willingly…
by Staff WriterNORTH WEST - The Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng, has called for maximum resources to be deployed in the search for James Neo Tshoaeli, also known…
by Staff WriterThe South African Police Service (SAPS) reported that over 1,500 illegal miners, known as zama zamas, have resurfaced from abandoned mines in Stilfontein, North West.
by Staff WriterTwenty-seven undocumented children discovered at an abandoned mine in Stilfontein will be repatriated to Mozambique through the Lebombo border, the North West Social Development Department has confirmed.
by Staff WriterSeven more illegal miners were pulled from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein on Friday.
by Staff WriterEfforts to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners, known as zama zamas, from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein continued into another week, with four more emerging on Monday.
by Staff WriterSeventeen illegal miners have resurfaced from various shafts in Stilfontein on Thursday as authorities intensified efforts to shut down underground mining networks.
by Staff WriterHealth Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has expressed confusion over the idea of police delivering antiretroviral (ARV) medication to illegal miners.
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