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

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

The bodies of 78 Zama Zama's were pulled from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to ...

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 ...