The Department of Mineral Resources is facing backlash from advocacy groups, including the South African Civic Organisation (Sanco) and Mining Affected Communities United in Action (Macua) over its ...

Police have arrested suspects in Limpopo allegedly involved in illegal mining activities and contravention of immigration ...

The South African government spent just over R30 million retrieving suspects involved in illegal mining at the Buffelsfontein ...

Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested.

Two illegal miners were on Tuesday rescued from the disused mines at Stilfontein in North West province, where hundreds of the so-called zama zamas have been holed up underground for months.

Listen to this article 5 min Listen to this article 5 min Police Minister Senzo Mchunu told Parliament on Tuesday that the Stilfontein mine tragedy, in which 93 illegal miners died and nearly ...

Stilfontein will and must be remembered as one of the worst tragedies we have witnessed in the 30 years of democracy in South Africa. From August last year, 87 artisanal miners were deserted and ...

Zama zamas have been a rising problem in the South African mining industry. Uncover the hidden world of illegal miners who ...

The Department of Home Affairs has deported 46,898 undocumented immigrants in the past financial year, an increase of 18%.

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said it was false to claim government refused to rescue zama zamas from the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein in the North West ...

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The DA has formally written to Sanral, urging immediate intervention to address the persistent flooding issues on the N12 ...