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Stilfontein mine tragedy was a consequence of SA’s porous borders, says police minister

Maverick News

Stilfontein mine tragedy was a consequence of SA’s porous borders, says police minister

by: Ethan van Diemen

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

South Africa, Maverick News

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

Stilfontein mine tragedy highlights the need for a much clearer SAPS Code of Conduct

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Stilfontein mine tragedy highlights the need for a much clearer SAPS Code of Conduct

by: David Bruce

Notes on the underground — where the most desperate and impoverished scavenge for illicit gold

Business Maverick, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Notes on the underground — where the most desperate and impoverished scavenge for illicit gold

by: Richard Poplak

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

Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

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

by: Lerato Mutsila

The ‘surrender or starve’ saga in Stilfontein is a chronicle of deaths foretold

Business Maverick, South Africa

The ‘surrender or starve’ saga in Stilfontein is a chronicle of deaths foretold

by: Ed Stoddard

Stilfontein illegal miners are ‘eating human flesh’ and cockroaches to survive, rescued miners tell ConCourt

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Stilfontein illegal miners are ‘eating human flesh’ and cockroaches to survive, rescued miners tell ConCourt

by: Dianne Hawker

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

Business Maverick, South Africa, World

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

by: Ed Stoddard

After the Bell: Smoking out an alternative to the ‘surrender or starve’ strategy on SA's illegal miners

Business Maverick, South Africa

After the Bell: Smoking out an alternative to the ‘surrender or starve’ strategy on SA's illegal miners

by: Ed Stoddard

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

Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

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

by: Nonkululeko Njilo and Vincent Cruywagen