North West police have dismissed reports that illegal mining kingpin James “Tiger” Tsoaeli, who escaped from custody in Stilfontein, has died. Tsoaeli resurfaced from a shaft at the Buffelsfontein ...

The case against four police officers linked to the escape of an alleged illegal mining ringleader in Stilfontein, in the ...

5 ways to improve security governance The Buffelsfontein incident is a grim reminder that security governance cannot rely solely on policing tactics. Addressing the worsening socioeconomic cycle ...

We are told that illegal mining is the crime of the desperate—the work of faceless shadows, scurrying underground like ghosts ...

POTCHEFSTROOM — The process to identify 93 bodies of suspected illegal miners retrieved from Buffelsfontein Gold Mine' shaft No. 11 between Tuesday, 03 December 2024 and Wednesday 15 January ...

Four National Intervention Unit (NIU) officers, part of Operation Vala Umgodi at Stilfontein, appeared in court for aiding an ...

which resulted in the death of more than 80 Zama zamas at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine near Stilfontein. Civil society organisations Mining Affected Communities United in Action (Macua ...

After six months trapped underground, roughly 246 illegal miners were rescued at Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, in mid-January following a court order and intense public outcry ...

The highly specialised equipment of emergency preparedness and response organisation Mines Rescue Services South Africa ...

MANYANE MANYANEThe Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has been criticised for being silent about the alleged violation of human rights, which resulted in the death of more than 80 ...

James Neo Tshwaeli, also known as “Tiger,” reportedly escaped from custody after being rescued from an abandoned mine shaft ...