The accused appeared before the Stilfontein Magistrate's Court on Friday and were released on R1 000 bail each.
In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...
With a focus on high-profile criminal cases, the Hawks reveal significant arrest figures and the dismantling of drug labs in ...
Four police officers have been arrested in connection to the escape of Stilfontein mining kingpin James Neo 'Tiger' Tshoaeli.
Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...
Police have been searching for Tiger since he resurfaced from shaft 11 in Stilfontein during a rescue mission earlier this ...
JOHANNESBURG - Four police officers suspected of assisting the escape of James Neo Tshwaeli a mining kingpin have been ...
An illegal miner who was at Stilfontein described James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger, as a brutal henchman, but ...
Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...
Trapped nearly a mile beneath the earth after police blocked their food and water, one recalled how some of his colleagues ...
JOHANNESBURG - The North West led the pack for the most arrests by the Hawks between October and December 2024. Close to ...
Illegal miners trapped nearly a mile below ground reportedly avoided dying of hunger by resorting to cannibalism.