Reportedly, the authorities adopted a hardline approach by cutting off the food and water supply of the illegal miners to ...
One man was told that he was going to be eaten as a joke, and it ended up happening...We did not think it would ever get to ...
The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.
An aerial view of one of the three shafts used by illegal miners in Stilfontein. Picture: Saps A letter sent from under the Stilfontein earth highlights the dire situation facing illegal miners.
At least 20 Zimbabwean nationals have been confirmed dead after being trapped in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South ...