The tragic death toll from the Stilfontein rescue operation has deeply shocked South Africa, as more heartbreaking stories of suffering and survival emerge from illegal miners…
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Rescuers pulled more bodies from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, with the death toll reaching 78 by Wednesday as police worked to clear out…
Troops of the 6 Brigade, stationed at the Garba Chede Checkpoint in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba state in Nigeria, have arrested a group of…
More than 1400 illegal miners have emerged from the depths of abandoned mineshafts in the Stilfontein region of the North West province, South Africa, as a…
Authorities in Mpumalanga, South Africa have launched a large-scale operation to rescue around 150 illegal miners, known as zama zamas, believed to be trapped underground in…
Seventeen illegal miners emerged from two shafts in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Thursday, following allegations of forced labour and armed intimidation. Police spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone…
The Nigerian government has arrested 300 illegal miners in a nationwide crackdown aimed at curbing unauthorised mining activities. This was disclosed by the Minister of Solid…
South African police announced on Tuesday that they have detained 269 illegal miners who emerged from a disused gold mine after security forces severed their food…
South African police have announced that 565 illegal miners have been arrested after many were forced out of an abandoned mine in Orkney, North West Province,…
South African authorities have arrested 225 illegal miners who emerged from an abandoned mine shaft in Orkney, North West Province, after being cut off from food…