North West Police say investigations into the whereabouts of alleged illegal mining kingpin Neo 'Tiger' Tshoaeli are at an ...

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

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 ...

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

The North West has registered a 3.9% drop in the number of criminal cases reported, although illegal mining remains a thorn ...

Illegal mining is not just the domain of zama zamas but extends to politically shielded elites who have looted billions from ...

A 66-year-old Stilfontein man has been handed a life sentence after he was convicted of raping his granddaughter over a period of five years. Police said the grandfather began raping the young ...

THE South African Police Service (SAPS) is struggling to identify 79 of the 88 bodies of illegal miners retrieved from the Stilfontein mine shaft last month.

Stilfontein (Afrikaans for quiet spring) is a former mining town which is located on the N12 (National Road) with 17,942 inhabitants, situated between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom in North West ...

“The lives lost in Stilfontein cannot be in vain. As representatives of the people, it is your duty to demand answers, ensure accountability, and take legislative action to prevent future mining ...

STILFONTEIN - North West Police say investigations into the whereabouts of alleged illegal mining kingpin Neo 'Tiger' Tshoaeli are at an advanced stage. Tiger is believed to have fled an abandoned ...