The bodies of almost 90 illegal miners were brought to the surface of an abandoned shaft when police intensified an operation ...

The state has been accused of deliberately allowing the deaths of the miners who perished in the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, ...

A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for ...

The union says Tshoaeli is a red herring, conveniently used by the police to deflect from their own complicity in the deaths ...

The accused appeared before the Stilfontein Magistrate's Court on Friday and were released on R1 000 bail each.

Four police officers arrested in connection with the escape of illegal mining kingpin James “Tiger” Tsoaeli in Stilfontein, ...

North West Health MEC Sello Lehari will provide an update today, on the completion of autopsies of deceased illegal miners ...

The North West Health Department was on Wednesday unable to give timelines for the start of preparations for the ...

The bodies were discovered during an intense four-day rescue operation from Monday, 13 January. A total of 246 survivors, ...

The escape of James Neo "Tiger" Tshoaeli, a notorious illegal mining kingpin, from police custody in Stilfontein, North West, ...

James Neo Tshwaeli, also known as “Tiger”, allegedly made a daring escape after being rescued from an abandoned mine shaft at ...

Police brought out 324 bodies and survivors in total. The closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine was the scene of a standoff in November when police tried to force the miners out by cutting off their ...