Background Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called the Children of God is a Bible decree (proclamation) at Mathew 5:9 .

Before the introduction of the Gold for Oil Deal, the export of Gold from the Small Scale Mining Sector was in the hands of Licensed Gold Buyers and Exporters of Gold .

Under the banner of the Stilfontein Solidarity Committee, over 100 protesters gathered outside the offices of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in Pretoria on Wednesday. They called for ...

Earlier this week the Tutsi-led M23 rebels seized Goma, the largest city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo which is home to lucrative gold, coltan and tin ore mines ...

Dozens of ex-mine workers in Botswana fear being disenfranchised in the ongoing medical examination excise, which will pave ...

The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.

The military’s murderous tactics in defence of the mining giant’s profits caused outrage, with people taking to the streets of Obuasi town in protest and setting fire to several buses.

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

Running at a staggering depth of 3,891 metres down and 2,062 metres below sea level, a colossal mine in Africa is the deepest and richest gold mine ... Located in Gauteng, South Africa, the ...

the police say South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an abandoned gold mine where 78 corpses were discovered last week.

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.

South Africa lost more than $3 billion in gold to the illicit trade last year. Police forces launched an operation — dubbed "Close the Hole" — in late 2023 to clamp down on illegal mining by ...