Stilfontein disaster exposes scale of South Africa's illegal mining
The recent Stilfontein disaster, claiming 78 lives, has exposed the devastating scale of South Africa's illegal gold mining crisis
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The Stilfontein Tragedy: The Gupta Family and the Exploitation of
The Stilfontein tragedy is a stark reminder of the human and environmental costs of corruption and exploitation in South Africa's mining sector. Naming and exposing those who profit from this system, particularly the notorious Gupta family, is the first step toward justice.
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Illegal mining: More than R30m spent on police operations at
The South African government spent just over R30 million retrieving suspects involved in illegal mining at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North West. This was part of Operation Vala ...
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South Africa's Stilfontein mine: The blockaded shaft where …
The government says illegal mining cost South Africa's economy $3.2bn (£2.6bn) in 2024 alone.
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South Africa's illegal gold miners are locked in an underground
Over the past several weeks, the zama-zamas at Stilfontein have been locked in a standoff with police, who surrounded the entrance to the mine shaft and blocked off their food supplies in an...
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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as …
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's tunnels.
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Stilfontein miners have human rights just like you, Minister …
Mahdio Mohapi, from the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission in Klerksdorp, near Stilfontein, had been part of the group providing humanitarian services to those who resurfaced from the shafts.
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'Trapped' illegal miners in Stilfontein shaft still mining gold
Police have confirmed miners who still find themselves in a Stilfontein mineshaft in North West are not trapped but actively continuing illegal gold mining operations under the watch of armed guards.
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R30 million-plus spent to curb illegal mining in Stilfontein
Since the launch of Operation Vala Umgodi in Stilfontein, police have spent more than R30 million to combat illegal mining in North West. This was revealed during a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Police session on Tuesday (18/3), where acting Provincial Police ...
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