In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...

JOHANNESBURG - Four police officers suspected of assisting the escape of James Neo Tshwaeli a mining kingpin have been ...

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

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

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

JOHANNESBURG - The North West led the pack for the most arrests by the Hawks between October and December 2024. Close to ...

Trapped nearly a mile beneath the earth after police blocked their food and water, one recalled how some of his colleagues ...

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

Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...

Unregulated mining, wey many know as 'artisinal mining', dey happun wen companies abandon mines wey no dey profitable, ...

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has made significant strides in tackling high-profile criminal cases, ...

Illegal miners trapped nearly a mile below ground reportedly avoided dying of hunger by resorting to cannibalism.