Final sweep of disused Stilfontein mine shaft

National Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe has confirmed that the mine rescue experts will conduct a final sweep at the disused Stilfontein mine shaft on Thursday. Since …

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SAFTU's STATEMENT ON THE UNFOLDING TRAGEDY OF …

Inspired by the Minister, some xenophobic members of the public have callously called on the government to put cement slabs on the Margaret shaft and kill all the estimated …

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High Court dismisses relief bid for Stilfontein illegal miners

This follows the arrest of of 14 illegal miners, including a 14-year-old boy, who came to the surface last night at shaft 10 which is linked to shaft 11 at the Stilfontein mine "The …

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South Africa: Stilfontein's Dangerous and Desperate Illegal Mining

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. The mine, founded in …

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Stilfontein Crisis Committee claims police are misleading the …

Margaret Shaft is currently operational, and water from the shaft is being pumped out of the surrounding mines," Myburgh said. "There are more than 20 mine shafts in the …

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STILFONTEIN IN NUMBERS | Only 26 of almost 2,000 zama …

There were only 26 South Africans among the almost 2,000 zama zamas who resurfaced alive from the Stilfontein illegal mining operations. ... At the Margaret shaft, also in …

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More illegal miners resurface from Stilfontein mine in …

Police have confirmed that another 20 illegal miners resurfaced at the Margaret Shaft in Stilfontein on Wednesday. This brings the total number of zama zamas who have emerged from underground ...

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Stilfontein Illegal Mining Rescue: Only 26 South Africans Among …

Between August 18, 2024, and Wednesday, a total of 1,905 zama zamas emerged alive from various shafts in Stilfontein, which included the following: Margaret Shaft: 1,437 …

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Stilfontein's dangerous and desperate illegal mining industry

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. The mine, founded in …

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Stilfontein mine drama: 34 zama zamas emerge | Daily Sun

THIRTY-FOUR illegal miners have resurfaced from the Stilfontein mine in the North West since Sunday, 24 November. Fourteen emerged on Sunday night and 20 on …

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Police minister sees for himself the humanitarian crisis …

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu visited Stilfontein in North West to see for himself the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the once-thriving mining area, where hundreds of illegal miners have been trapped underground for days …

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Stilfontein mine: Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners …

Because the miners entered the shaft in Stilfontein deliberately, desperate to retrieve gold or mineral residues, the authorities have taken a hard line, blocking food and …

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Presidency unmoved by 'starving' zama zamas: 'You want us to …

Meanwhile, 15 zama zamas resurfaced from Margaret Shaft in Stilfontein on Tuesday. These include Zimbabweans, Mozambicans, Basotho, and South Africans.

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Probe into deaths of 78 miners at Stilfontein

"Margaret shaft was 1,437 plus the additional seven that have resurfaced over the last two days. We have Buffel's 11 Shaft, where 365 illegal miners have resurfaced, and at …

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Efforts resume to retrieve trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein

A community-led rescue effort to help retrieve thousands of suspected trapped illegal miners underground in Stilfontein in the North West is expected to continue today.. Last …

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Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry v Stilfontein Gold Mining

Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry v Stilfontein Gold Mining Company Limted and Others (7655/05, 7655/05) [2006] ZAGPHC 47; 2006 (5) SA 333 (W) (15 May 2006) ...

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Stilfontein's dangerous and desperate illegal mining …

A few weeks ago, a warning message typed by the authorities and translated into Sesotho, Xhosa and Tsonga circulated among illegal miners in Stilfontein, urging people underground to "exit at the Margaret Shaft as it is the …

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Stilfontein's dangerous and desperate illegal mining …

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. The mine, founded in 1949, has not produced any gold in 30 years but …

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South Africa's Stilfontein mine: The blockaded shaft where …

In November, police stepped up efforts at the Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein, surrounding the entrance to the shaft and refusing to let food and water go down.

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OPINION | Stilfontein humanitarian crisis: another mine-induced

The Bench Marks Foundation is concerned about the unconstitutional action and the consequent unfolding humanitarian crisis over the last two weeks at Margaret shaft in …

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Probe into deaths of 78 miners at Stilfontein

A probe is underway into the deaths of 78 suspected illegal miners who have been pulled out from the Stilfontein mine in the North West. ... "Margaret shaft was 1,437 plus the …

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Groundwater Flow Mechanisms at Margaret shaft, KOSH …

The Margaret shaft is situated in the KOSH (Klerksdorp-Orkney-Stilfontein-Hartebeestfontein) gold mining area and was constructed in 1949 as one of the first two shafts in the Klerksdorp …

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Expert: Zama zamas are desperate! | Daily Sun

Those were the words of crime expert and private investigator, Mike Bolhuis, while describing the situation concerning illegal mining in Mzansi. By Friday, 6 December, a total of …

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UPDATE: 17 miners emerge from abandoned …

The number of suspected illegal miners who resurfaced from a disused North West mine rose to 17 by lunchtime on Thursday. ... emerged from shaft 10 of the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine at 9 am ...

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More illegal miners resurface at mine in Stilfontein

Fifty-five more illegal miners have resurfaced from mine shafts in Stilfontein in North West since last Monday, bringing to 1,259 the number who have resurfaced since …

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Lawyers say 'trapped' illegal miners in Stilfontein can't surface

Police spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone told the Mail & Guardian that the miners have been resurfacing voluntarily from the Margaret Shaft, which is operational. …

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Illegal mining | Police continue to monitor Stilfontein shafts

On Wednesday, 20 illegal miners surfaced through the Margaret Shaft in the North West, the youngest just 14-years-old. Some of them are appearing in court on Thursday. …

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SAPS to continue monitoring mine shafts in Stilfontien

"Up until Friday, December 6 – a total of 1414 illegal miners resurfaced at various abandoned mine shafts and Margaret mine shaft in Stilfontein. Eight bodies in total were …

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