Stilfontein Trapped Miners Incident
Sigameko Sebavukuzi Labavaleleke emayini yaseStilfontein yinhlekelele lechubekako yaboZama Zama, labavaleleka emashaftini emayini langasasetjentiswa yeligolide iStilfontein eSifundzeni saseNyakatfo Nshonalanga, eNingizimu Afrika, ngasekupheleni kwa-2024. Lesehlakalo sigcamise timo yetimo letiyingoti letingaphansi kwemhlaba, simo semtsetfo lesingaciniseki sebavukuzi, kanye nekukhatsateka lokubanti mayelana netizatfu tetenhlalo netemnotfo letichuba kumbiwa lokungekho emtsetfweni eNingizimu Afrika.[1]
Sizindza
hlelaImayini yaseStilfontein, lowake waba ngumkhiciti lomkhulu weligolide, wayekela kusebenta nga 2013. Solo kwavalwa, bekuyindzawo yemisebenti yetimayini lengakavumeleki. Zama Zamas, ivame kusebenta ngaphansi kwetimo letiyingoti, ikhipha tintfo letisele teligolide emashaftini lashiyiwe. Labavukuzi bafaka ekhatsi bantfu bekuhamba labangenawo emaphepha labavela emaveni langabomakhelwane njengeMozambique, Zimbabwe, neLesotho, eceleni kwetakhamuti taseNingizimu Afrika.
Ngenyanga yeLweti 2024, imizamo yebaphatsi bemtsetfo yekunciphisa kukhicitwa kwetimbiwa letingekho emtsetfweni yaphumela ekuvinjweni kwetindlela tekuphuma temashafti labalulekile, lokubamba bavukuzi ngaphansi kwemhlaba. Imibiko yaveta kutsi labanyenti abazange bakhone kuvuka, besaba kuboshwa noma kuphindiselelwa ngemacembu lahlomile langaphansi kwemhlaba lalawula imisebenti yetimayini.