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.

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

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 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.

Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...

Zimbabwe Consul General Eria Phiri says no missing person case has been opened in the neighbouring country for persons ...