The deputy minister argued that the trapped miners do not have correct documentation and rescuing them sets a bad precedence.
Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...
The South African government faces criticism over the deaths of at least 60 unlicenced miners trapped during a police siege ...
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says the deaths of the Stilfontein illegal miners are reminiscent of the ...