Late on Sunday night, 14 zama zamas surfaced from deep underground at a disused mine in Stilfontein, where a major operation ...

A 19-year-old and two 16-year-old boys were among 17 zama zamas arrested at different shafts in the area, as part of police's ...

Over the past few months, a joint police and military operation in Stilfontein has attempted to force zama zamas out from underground by blocking their supply of food. To date, more than 1 300 miners ...

Legal proceedings for the detained Mozambican miners have been postponed as the government intensifies its crackdown on ...

Three teenagers from Mozambique were among the 17 suspected illegal miners detained and processed by North West police on ...

Police have confirmed that another 20 illegal miners resurfaced at the Margaret Shaft in Stilfontein on Wednesday. This ...

Seventeen illegal miners have resurfaced on Thursday from two separate mine shafts in Stilfontein. Police spokesperson ...

Most of the illicit miners, including undocumented children, are suspected to be from SADC countries, namely Mozambique, ...

A hellish picture worthy of a Tolkien fantasy novel is emerging of the Stilfontein zama zama crisis – including improvised ...

When zama zamas go hungry deep underground in the abandoned mines where they illegally mine for gold, they sometimes resort ...

According to the department, most of the illicit miners are suspected to be from SADC countries including Mozambique, Namibia ...

STILFONTEIN - A total of 17 illegal miners have resurfaced from different shafts in Stilfontein on Thursday, amid an ...