Ntshavheni’s remarks must be viewed in the context of how the current government under the presidency of Ramaphosa continues ...

South Africa Tries to "Smoke Out" Illegal Gold Miners | Vantage with Palki Sharma There are thousands of illegal gold miners ...

Our investigation begins at the Trinité Medical Center, less than 20 kilometers, or 12 miles, from the city of Kolwezi, in ...

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

A South African court on Saturday ordered an end to the police blockade of a former gold mine, where hundreds, possibly ...

The police have cut off food and water to miners for weeks in a bid to force them out of an abandoned mine. Human rights ...

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

The South African government has refused to help an estimated 4,000 miners illegally occupying an underground mine in Stilfontein, attempting to “smoke them out” and crack down on illegal mining.

The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan ...

A group of illegal miners within a closed mine in the North West province of South Africa have been refused access to basic supplies as part of the government's declared campaign against illicit ...

South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West ...

Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.