Illegal mining is waging war on the South African economy, with the illicit trade costing the economy at least R60 billion in ...

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

Johannesburg, South Africa - Members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the African National Congress Youth ...

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...

A South African bishop called for the government to formalise the activities of small-scale mining operations after scores of ...

South Africa's mining industry reported 42 deaths last year, the lowest number to date and a 24% improvement on the previous year, official statistics showed on Thursday.

South Africa's mining sector has recorded the safest year in history in terms of fatalities with the industry reaching a record low in deaths and no disaster-type incidents recorded.This is according ...

In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...

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

StatsSA's report highlights the mixed performance across the mining sector, with production challenges in key areas offset by ...

The private sector must continue working with government and strengthen public–private partnerships to not only fortify the ...

The rescue of 246 surviving illegal miners from the Stilfontein shaft in less than three days was enabled by a locally ...