Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has described illegal mining in South Africa as a war being waged ...

A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for ...

As violence continues to flare and communities remain on edge, the plight of the Baphalane villages serves as a stark reminder of the challenges posed by illegal mining in South Africa.

Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa, where companies close down mines that are no longer profitable, leaving groups of informal miners to illegally enter them to try and ...

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has described illegal mining in South Africa as a war being waged against the country. He reaffirmed the State’s zero-tolerance stance on ...

James Neo Tshwaeli, also known as 'Tiger', was extracted from shaft 11 in Johannesburg, but escaped the police's grasp. JOHANNESBURG - The SA Police Service (SAPS) is now warning the public not to ...

A multi-disciplinary police operation targeting illegal mining in the Namakwa District led to the arrest of nine suspects at the Koingnaas mine near Kleinzee on Monday.A MULTI-disciplinary law ...

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.

Four police officers accused of aiding notorious illegal mining kingpin James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as "Tiger", in Stilfontein to escape are awaiting their fate as their supervisor is expected ...

In South Africa, illegal miners make a living by trespassing ... before making their way to the surface in December. The two mining survivors explained how “food, medicine, alcohol and beverages ...