In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...

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

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

Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...

North West Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng, has ordered the deployment of maximum resources to ...

eNCA's Bafedile Moerane has more.

JOHANNESBURG - North West police are expected to give an update on the escape of Stilfontein kingpin, Tiger. James Tshoaeli ...

Residents of Khuma want the abandoned mine reopened to create jobs and boost the local economy, but mining expert Ingrid ...

The department is ensuring proper identification and care through DNA tests and postmortems. Medical personnel were also bolstered to assist with the surge in cases. Meanwhile, the department is ...

As deposits dried up in Stilfontein, international companies departed and unemployment in the area surged past 90 percent. The jobless turned to illegal mining, retreating underground to search ...

“The people who must take responsibility for the deaths that have happened here are those who are benefitting from illegal mining,” Mines Minister Gwede Mantashe said in Stilfontein this wee ...

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