Tag: stilfontein

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has called for the safe rescue of numerous illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine shaft in North West province. In his address on Monday, he emphasized the importance of police respecting human rights...

The police are urging illegal miners, known as zama zamas, who are still hiding underground in the Stilfontein region of North West, to come back to the surface.The Gauteng region's Operation Vala Umgodi task force from the South African Police...