Stories of desperation and survival have emerged from survivors of the several months long standoff between miners and police ...

Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...

Thousands of illegal miners working at the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, near Johannesburg, surrendered but around 400 remained - with only 324 of them making it out alive ...

About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...

African Mining Week (AMW) 2025, taking place in Cape Town from October 1-3, will center on the theme, From Extraction to ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

In mid-January 2024 over 1 000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...

South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

Illegal mining is waging war on the South African economy, with the illicit trade costing the economy at least R60 billion in ...

South Africa's mining industry reported 42 deaths last year, the lowest number to date and a 24% improvement on the previous year, official statistics showed on Thursday.

The private sector must continue working with government and strengthen public–private partnerships to not only fortify the ...