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Operation Vala Umgodi

Stilfontein siege: Activists demand justice as autopsies reveal starvation and state negligence

South Africa

Stilfontein siege: Activists demand justice as autopsies reveal starvation and state negligence

By Lerato Mutsila and Kristin Engel

Informal mining in SA is here to stay, and police brutality won’t end it — here’s what will

Op-eds

Informal mining in SA is here to stay, and police brutality won’t end it — here’s what will

By Rosalind C Morris

Is it any wonder that the holes of the Witwatersrand still scream with death?

Maverick News

Is it any wonder that the holes of the Witwatersrand still scream with death?

By Richard Poplak

‘Misinformation and lies’ — police deny detonating explosives in Stilfontein mine shaft

Business Maverick

‘Misinformation and lies’ — police deny detonating explosives in Stilfontein mine shaft

By Lerato Mutsila

Stilfontein mine rescue ends with 78 dead, 246 rescued and ringleaders in custody

Maverick Citizen

Stilfontein mine rescue ends with 78 dead, 246 rescued and ringleaders in custody

By Lerato Mutsila

Stilfontein body count mounts as 51 corpses hauled from mine, 106 rescued

Business Maverick

Stilfontein body count mounts as 51 corpses hauled from mine, 106 rescued

By Lerato Mutsila

Trapped miners' desperate letters reveal grim conditions, numerous fatalities and lack of food

South Africa

Trapped miners' desperate letters reveal grim conditions, numerous fatalities and lack of food

By Takudzwa Pongweni

From gold prices to chinchillas: five key trends impacting South Africa's mining landscape in 2025

Business Maverick

From gold prices to chinchillas: five key trends impacting South Africa's mining landscape in 2025

By Ed Stoddard

Crisis committee claims police are deliberately misleading the public on Stilfontein's illegal miners

South Africa

Crisis committee claims police are deliberately misleading the public on Stilfontein's illegal miners

By Takudzwa Pongweni

SA made progress in 2024, but jobs, service delivery and water challenges need urgent attention

Op-eds

SA made progress in 2024, but jobs, service delivery and water challenges need urgent attention

By Cyril Ramaphosa

SAPS will continue arresting Stilfontein miners despite court order, SAHRC complaint

Maverick Citizen

SAPS will continue arresting Stilfontein miners despite court order, SAHRC complaint

By Nonkululeko Njilo and Vincent Cruywagen

Families demand justice after informal miners burn to death during police raid

South Africa

Families demand justice after informal miners burn to death during police raid

By Kimberly Mutandiro