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.
The Democratic Alliance, the second-biggest party in the governing coalition, calls for an independent inquiry.
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...
Rescue operations were underway at a gold mine in South Africa's North West province where hundreds of illegal miners have ...
At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...
Rescuers pulled more bodies from a disused gold shaft in South Africa where the death toll climbed to 78 Wednesday as police ...
Rescue operations at an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, have resulted in the extraction of 118 illegal ...
Rescuers have spent Tuesday pulling body bags and survivors from a South African mine where scores of illegal miners are ...
No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue ...
Rescue teams in South Africa have stepped up efforts to pull out survivors and the corpses of illegal miners trapped ...
A total of 106 illegal miners and 51 bodies were brought to the surface on the second day of rescue operations at an aban ...