ZAMA ZAMAS Spike in illegal gold mining alongside Blyde River threatens ecosystems, including Kruger 7 min 6 By Ed Stoddard and Julia Evans
In Pictures Aftermath of shootout between illegal miners and police, and more from around the world 7 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
PARLIAMENT Stilfontein mine tragedy was a consequence of SA’s porous borders, says police minister 3 min 1 By Ethan van Diemen
BUFFELSFONTEIN SIEGE Stilfontein solidarity in Cape Town: Miners ‘are human beings and their dignity should have been protected’ 6 min 7 By Kristin Engel and Lerato Mutsila
BUFFELSFONTEIN SIEGE Stilfontein siege: Activists demand justice as autopsies reveal starvation and state negligence 5 min 15 By Lerato Mutsila and Kristin Engel
THE CONVERSATION OP-ED Informal mining in SA is here to stay, and police brutality won’t end it — here’s what will 6 min 11 By Rosalind C Morris
ISS TODAY OP-ED Ghana at a critical juncture — rebuilding public trust starts with tackling threats, gaps in security sector 4 min 0 By Titilope F Ajayi
DUTY TO PROTECT OP-ED Stilfontein mine tragedy highlights the need for a much clearer SAPS Code of Conduct 5 min 9 By David Bruce
ZAMA ZAMA ANALYSIS The ‘surrender or starve’ saga in Stilfontein is a chronicle of deaths foretold 6 min 38 By Ed Stoddard
BUFFELSFONTEIN SIEGE Stilfontein body count mounts as 51 corpses hauled from mine, 106 rescued 8 min 150 By Lerato Mutsila
PLEA FOR HELP Trapped miners' desperate letters reveal grim conditions, numerous fatalities and lack of food 6 min 19 By Takudzwa Pongweni
THE NEW YEAR DRILL From gold prices to chinchillas: five key trends impacting South Africa's mining landscape in 2025 4 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
MINING SIEGE Crisis committee claims police are deliberately misleading the public on Stilfontein's illegal miners 5 min 34 By Takudzwa Pongweni
Articles The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (25 November 2024) — The zama zama problem, EFF exodus and SA’s GBV crisis 4 min 0 By Unknown Author
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Smoking out an alternative to the ‘surrender or starve’ strategy on SA's illegal miners 5 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
STILFONTEIN SIEGE SAPS will continue arresting Stilfontein miners despite court order, SAHRC complaint 6 min 26 By Nonkululeko Njilo and Vincent Cruywagen
STILFONTEIN SIEGE ‘Even prisoners are not left to die’ — community supports illegal miners as SAPS refuses to assist 7 min 17 By Nonkululeko Njilo
SURRENDER OR STARVE ‘We will smoke them out’ - Ntshavheni talks tough amid scepticism over number of zama zamas trapped underground 2 min 38 By Ed Stoddard and Neesa Moodley
SURRENDER OR STARVE Hundreds of illegal miners arrested after underground food and water supplies cut 3 min 16 By Ed Stoddard
EXCLUSIVE Eskom sub-station powering Sibanye's Kloof 4 shaft blown up, zama zamas suspected 2 min 8 By Ed Stoddard
