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

An illegal miner who was at Stilfontein described James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger, as a brutal henchman, but ...

Alleged Stilfontein illegal mining ringleader James “Tiger” Neo Tshoaeli’s escape from police custody was likely facilitated ...

They say they are doing it because of the situation here at home, things are ... are benefitting from illegal mining," Mines Minister Gwede Mantashe said in Stilfontein this week.

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

The small town, once a thriving hub for gold mining, had been in decline since the early 2000s. As deposits dried up in Stilfontein ... of shacks and squat brick homes. Across South Africa ...

South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...

When he got home later that day ... Speaking to journalists in Stilfontein on Tuesday, Mining Minister Gwede Mantashe was unapologetic. He said the government would intensify the fight against ...

The South African Police Service is investigating members who were on duty the day that an illegal mining kingpin escaped ...

The bodies of 78 zama zamas were recovered from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to shut down an elaborate illicit mining network in the area.

About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...