Illegal mining is common in many parts of South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas – from an isiZulu ...

Four suspects, including three Zimbabweans and one Mozambican, were arrested in Limpopo after police uncovered an illegal ...

Rescue efforts for illegal miners trapped in a Johannesburg mine shaft were suspended due to safety risks. Officials halted ...

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

The arrested officers have been removed from the operation and internal disciplinary proceedings are currently under way.

South Africa has submitted more than 50 species to the Red List of threatened species every year for the past three years from the Richtersveld region alone due to expanding diamond mining, ongoing ...

At the heart of South Africa’s ongoing battle against illegal mining, Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has made his stance crystal clear: humanitarian organizations should step aside.

James Neo Tshwaeli, also known as 'Tiger', was extracted from shaft 11 in Johannesburg, but escaped the police's grasp.

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission has instituted an inquiry into illegal mining. This after the commission received a complaint over the Stilfontein illegal mining operations.

According to a 2019 report funded by the European Union, illegal artisanal mining in South Africa is among the most lucrative and violent in Africa. The report found that lost production linked to ...

Jesuit Institute South Africa offers measured response to spirited “state of the nation” speech by SA president Cyril ...