The Stilfontein mine rescue team is expected to conduct a final sweep underground today, to determine if there are any more illegal miners remaining underground.
The entrance shaft of an abandoned mine is seen in Stilfontein on January 14, 2025. More than two dozen illegal miners have been rescued and at least 15 bodies recovered from an abandoned gold mine ...
The calls come after close to 80 dead bodies were pulled from an abandoned gold mine this week in a government-led operation to shutdown illicit mining networks in the North West.