South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...

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

The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an ...

The authorities moved in after a monthslong standoff that drew criticism from human rights groups but praise from some South Africans, who view illegal ... mining industry shrank in South Africa ...

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...

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

Spread This NewsBy Darlington Gatsi ZIMBABWEAN authorities in South Africa are hesitant to confront the government about its ...

Months after South Africa’s government began an operation to flush out hundreds of people from an illegal gold mine near Johannesburg, police pulled out 60 bodies as part of a search-and-rescue ...

Illegal mining is rife at some of South Africa’s approximately 6,000 disused or abandoned mines where official operations have ended. Large groups of miners often go underground for months to ...