South African police are pursuing James Neo Tshoaeli, an alleged “kingpin” of illicit mining, following the rescue of over 240 miners and the grim...

A suspected illegal miner who had been hospitalised following the rescue operation at the Stilfontein mine has died.

An illegal miner lifted from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein has died in hospital, raising the death toll to 88 since last August.

The escape of James Neo “Tiger” Tshoaeli, a notorious illegal mining kingpin, from police custody in Stilfontein, North West, has exposed a...

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

Raymond Jaravaza, raymondjaravaza@gmail.com GOVERNMENT has deployed security and environment agencies to the Rhodes Estate in the Matopos National...

The death toll in the recent clash between illegal miners and military personnel at the AngloGold Ashanti Mine at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, has...

Seven artisanal miners tragically lost their lives in Zimbabwe after a disused gold shaft collapsed over the weekend, underscoring the dangers of...

A devastating mine shaft collapse at the disused Botha gold mine in Bindura has claimed the lives of seven artisanal miners. The tragedy, which...

Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country's rivers and soil, activists say.