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

Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...

The national crackdown against illegal mining began in late 2023, in part spurred by the rise of violent crime in communities ...

In challenging economic and geopolitical times, investors bet on gold for its ability to store value. Gold prices hit record ...

David van Wyk sees transforming abandoned mines into development facilities as a solution to illegal mining, creating jobs ...

Of the 932 arrests, Zimbabwean nationals made up the largest group with 325 arrests, followed by South African citizens with ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...

We need to know who was buying the gold, the methods used to transport it and who was complicit in facilitating these.

Families of illegal miners plan to sue the government for accountability following the tragic deaths of zama zamas in a North ...

By A Correspondent A total of 33 Zimbabwean nationals are among 246 illegal miners who were retrieved and arrested during the South African government’s ongoing extraction operation at an ...

By A Correspondent A recent operation at an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, North West, has led to the arrest of 246 illegal miners, including 33 Zimbabwean nationals. The operation, which began on ...

Top Test referee Luke Pearce discusses working with superstars such as Siya Kolisi and Antoine Dupont.