Picture: Katlego Jiyane/EWN STILFONTEIN - Another three illegal miners have resurfaced from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein on Saturday afternoon. They emerged at Shaft 10 of the old ...

Masechaba Sefularo / Jacaranda FM Earlier police confirmed three miners, believed to be Mozambican nationals, emerged from shaft 10 of the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine at 9 am. This brings the ...

Three illegal miners were arrested after they emerged from shaft 10 at the old Buffelsfontein gold mine in the North West on 28 November 2024. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/EWN STILFONTEIN - A total of ...

Mozambican zama zamas emerged from a disused Stilfontein mine, describing gruelling conditions and forced labour under gang control. Stilfontein, a hotspot for South Africa's illegal gold trade, ...

Three more suspected illegal miners have resurfaced from an abandoned shaft at a Stilfontein gold mine, in the North West. Masechaba Sefularo/Jacaranda FM News Police have confirmed the trio ...

In the abandoned mine shafts of South Africa, desperate individuals risk their lives to find gold.Known as ' zama zama ', many are former miners seeking to support their families. They endure 13-hour ...

The grim reality of life for South Africa’s zama zamas – illegal miners – has been laid bare following the recent emergence of dozens of miners from abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, North West ...

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Over the past decade, powerful gangs have taken over these abandoned shafts. A mine security expert from the neighbouring town of Orkney, another zama zama hotspot, told GroundUp that a single ...