Police in the North West have called for relatives of the 78 bodies that were recovered at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine’s shaft no. 11 during the Mine Res ...

The solution to the problem of informal economies is not policing. Nor is it regulation. The solution must begin with massive regional economic repair.

Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...

The South African Police Service arrested two Mozambican nationals believed to have been among the 6000 convicts who escaped ...

Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...

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

During a three-day national rescue operation, 246 suspected illegal miners were medically assessed by healthcare ...

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

The man died on Thursday in a hospital to which 33 miners were admitted after a three-day operation that ended on January 16 ...

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

South African engineering innovation was put on the map after world-first rescue technology was used to save 246 lives in the ...