Jan 16, 2025 · Only 26 South Africans were among the almost 2,000 zama zamas who resurfaced alive from the Stilfontein illegal mining operations. SAPS national spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said their ...

Beginning in August 2024, a siege, conducted by South African authorities, occurred at a closed gold mine in Stilfontein. The siege has resulted in the deaths of at least 78 illegal miners.

Nov 19, 2024 · In the past two weeks, nearly 1 200 zama zamas surfaced and were arrested in Stilfontein. The majority of these miners travelled up and out of the mines via a transport elevator at Margaret Shaft, one of the few operational shafts in the town.

Jan 16, 2025 · The government rescue operation of illegal miners at the old Buffesfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, North West, that started on Monday has already resulted in the rescue of 56 zama zamas and the ...

Nov 23, 2024 · 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...

Nov 28, 2024 · 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, generates millions for criminal syndicates, exploiting abandoned shafts.

Jan 24, 2025 · Mines Rescue Services or MRS led by Mannas Fourie recently rescued 246 illegal miners or zama zamas trapped in an abandoned mineshaft in Stilfontein in South Africa. The mission followed a tense standoff between the miners and authorities before MRS finally got the go ahead for a rescue mission.

Jan 14, 2025 · The R12m rescue operation of illegal miners at the old Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein that started on Monday has already resulted in the rescue of 56 zama zamas and the discovery of 15...

Jan 18, 2025 · Speaking to journalists in Stilfontein on Tuesday, Mining Minister Gwede Mantashe was unapologetic. ... A number of stories have been published in local media linking the zama zamas to various ...

ARRESTED ZAMA ZAMAS REVEAL CLUES ABOUT UNDERGROUND OPERATION. Police are on high alert at the abandoned Stilfontein mine following the arrest of the 14 illegal miners.