The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned ...

South African authorities have for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6 ...

Police say the death toll in a standoff with miners trapped while working illegally at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa ...

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

The DA is calling for the inquiry to investigate key issues, including the role of government agencies, the involvement of ...

The closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine was the scene of a standoff in November when police tried to force the miners out by ...

Macua added that the high court’s decision to not force the government and the Buffelsfontein mine to rescue the miners is “legally and morally untenable”. It said the court “acknowledged ...

The organisation said the court’s decision shielded the state and the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine from accountability. “The Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria, ruled that impoverished ...

Myburgh explained that there are three shafts used as entry and exit points — Margaret Shaft, Buffelsfontein shaft 10 and Buffelsfontein shaft 11. More illegal miners were still making their way ...

“Of the 26 illegal miners, four resurfaced at Margaret Shaft and 22 at Buffelsfontein shaft no 10,” explained North West police spokesperson Adele Myburgh. According to police, the group ...

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They are part of a group of so-called zama-zamas who resurfaced from the Magaret and Buffelsfontein shafts this week. ALSO READ: 26 more illegal miners resurfaced from Stilfontein mine this ...