Police deny allegations of unfair treatment of Stilfontein miners
Following the death of a miner, SAPS responds to claims of inadequate medical treatment for Stilfontein miners, asserting ...
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...
North West dams see major water level increases after recent rainfall
North West province's dam levels rise significantly as the Department of Water and Sanitation welcomes relief from recent ...
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North West Girl, 16, Discovered in Shallow Grave Beaten to Death, Killer at Large
Police exhumed the body of a 16-year-old teenage girl from a shallow grave at a village in Pudimoe near Taung in North West.
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Illegal Miners Trapped in South Africa
An operation to rescue stranded illegal gold miners in South Africa's North West province has begun, following a months-long ...
South Africa starts rescuing illegal gold miners trapped for months
An operation to rescue illegal gold miners stranded in deep underground shafts in South Africa’s North West province got ...
At Least 100 Illegal Miners Trapped in South African Mine Have Died: Report
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa's old gold-mining regions, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for any remaining deposits.
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North West municipality promises to work with community to solve water and electricity woes
Residents in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality resorted to protests to show their displeasure at the lack of water and ...
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South Africa: Death toll rises to 60 in S Africa's abandoned gold mine disaster, with rescue efforts ongoing
Rescuers recovered 51 additional bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 60 ...
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Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast
In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and ...
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold ...