Stilfontein mine
Survivor tells how trapped miners ate human flesh and cockroaches to survive
Patrick Ntsokolo hopes to testify before the Human Rights Commission probe into the Stilfontein tragedy
Feature | 18 June 2025
Stilfontein protesters demand commission of inquiry into police conduct
They also demanded that mining minister Gwede Mantashe resign
Brief | 6 February 2025
Picket at Mining Indaba demands justice for Stilfontein miners
Activists called for reparations to be paid to the families of the miners who died
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 February 2025
“The smell of death was everywhere” – Stilfontein mine rescue ends
246 miners rescued, 78 bodies retrieved
News | 17 January 2025
Bodies and emaciated zama zamas recovered from Stilfontein mine
The family of the miner who brought the court action to get government to rescue them remain hopeful that he is still alive underground
Photo Essay | 14 January 2025
The violent underworld of Stilfontein’s zama zamas
South Africa’s illicit gold trade is lucrative and controlled by gangs
Feature | 28 November 2024
Scenes from a zama zama rescue
“They wanted us to go and rescue these guys, but it’s impossible.”
Feature | 21 November 2024
Stilfontein’s dangerous and desperate illegal mining industry
Zama zamas search for gold in a vast and unmapped underground network of tunnels
Feature | 19 November 2024
In photos: Families of miners underground plead for help
About a thousand zama zamas have already been brought to the surface
Text by Kimberly Mutandiro. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Photo Essay | 15 November 2024