Stories of desperation and survival have emerged from survivors of the several months long standoff between miners and police ...

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

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for ...

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has described illegal mining in South Africa as a war being waged ...

Scientific advances, initiatives, and injustices in Sub–Saharan Africa shape the Black diaspora through ancestry, migration, ...

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

Five people were killed in incidents at two of Harmony Gold’s South African mines, the company reported on Wednesday. Three ...

Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 ...

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

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

Illegal chrome mining in Bojanala District is escalating into violence, threatening community safety and the local economy as ...