When zama zamas go hungry deep underground in the abandoned mines where they illegally mine for gold, they sometimes resort ...

Police in the North West have retracted earlier claims that extortion attempts had hindered efforts to rescue illegal miners ...

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says now free of the “burden” of the Stilfontein legal case, authorities were hoping the ...

The Gauteng High Court dismissed the Society for the Protection of our Constitution's application for relief for illegal ...

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the Stilfontein mine in North West as a “crime scene” which remains precarious, ...

A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners to allow emergency workers to gain access to a ...

Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a crackdown on miners.

Resolute’s CEO and executives detained by Mali’s government amid disputes over mining practices and regulatory claims. Mali's junta escalates control over foreign mining operations, raising ...

Controlling illegal mining poses a significant challenge for Peruvian authorities hindered by political instability and limited enforcement power, as President Dina Boluarte’s approval rating sits at ...

assuming gold’s current spot rand-per-kilogram price. In addition, inclusive environmental, social and governance (ESG) upliftment is spreading across the Klerksdorp, Stilfontein, Orkney and ...