Families distraught at the long wait for post-mortems
Khuma resident George Dube made the dreaded trip to the Klerksdorp Hospital’s mortuary in search of his brother, who was among scores of men working as zama-zamas... Read more.
Gut-wrenching scenes as Stilfontein zama zama rescue mission ends
When the men who had been holed up more than two kilometres underground for months in a disused mine in Stilfontein North West saw a team that had come to rescue... Read more.
Body count of dead Stillfontein illegal miners nearing 80
A total of 166 alive illegal miners, and 78 bodies of deceased ones have been retrieved by the government’s rescue operation at an abandoned mine in Stilfontein,... Read more.
Mandela’s grandson released but not off the hook over Uber hijacking
A grandson of late former president Nelson Mandela who was released by police on Friday after being arrested in connection with the robbery and hijacking of an Uber... Read more.
EFF delegates ‘not allowed to display anger, joy or fall asleep’
EFF delegates attending the party’s third National People’s Assembly (NPA) are not allowed to take off their clothes to demonstrate anger or happiness... Read more.
Supercop Tladi puts away serial rapists and other baddies
Warrant Officer Refilwe Tladi’s dedication to her work has helped remove another sexual predator off the streets this week — helping send a 16-year-old serial... Read more.
Spaza food is being deliberately contaminated – UFS specialist
The poisoning of food sold at spaza shops appears to be a deliberate effort to discredit the informal tuck shops with the idea that they will get shut down by the... Read more.
‘Please-Call-Me inventor Makate deserves R80m, not R63bn’
Please-Call-Me inventor Nkosana Makate cannot be entitled up to R63-billion. And Vodacom’s offer to him of R47-million, now R80-million after adding interest,... Read more.
Solution sought to safely remove illegal miners
Police minister Senzo Mchunu says an intergovernmental team and community leaders must meet to devise a practical strategy to resolve the stand-off with illegal... Read more.
Families’ agonising wait in zama zama stand-off
On a drizzling Friday afternoon, with tears rolling down her face, Elisa Chauke sat on a blanket on the ground in Khuma township asking her friends if any of the... Read more.
