The rise of illegal mining in the country has raised human rights concerns and questions about who ultimately benefits.

Family members have identified 12 of 78 bodies found in a gold mine in North West province's Stilfontein town in January, but time is running out for remaining 66, says health official - Anadolu Ajans ...

More than five months after the launch of Operation Vala Umgodi in Stilfontein ... popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing millions ...

A tragedy has played out in a South Africa after 87 miners were left to ... The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed at least 2 900 soldiers in February last year to support combating illicit armed factions in eastern DRC.

Meanwhile, at least 26 illegal miners resurfaced from various shafts in the Stilfontein area over ... The closure of some of South Africa's gold mines in several provinces has attracted thousands ...

More than 46,000 undocumented migrants were deported from South Africa in the 2024/25 financial ... including the most recent incident at Stilfontein where hundreds of undocumented migrants ...

Every single politician took credit for the #VATReversal this week and I must admit, I was wrong. I’m Tonya Khoury, ...

South African police conducting a rescue operation at the Stilfontein mine in North West province, South Africa, on January 16, 2025. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee (modified by author) Source: Getty Images ...