The narrative of criminality is dangerous. It dehumanises destitute people, who are forced into informal mining to escape ...

JOHANNESBURG - The face behind illegal gold mining in South Africa is that of a black man covered in dust. He is known as a ...

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

More illegal miners have resurfaced from the Stilfontein gold mine, with 20 emerging from Margaret Shaft on Wednesday ...

Al Jazeera explains why the rescue operation at an illegal mine in northwestern South Africa has been delayed again.

Along with about 600 other men, Ndumiso lives and works in a small gang-controlled "town" - complete with markets and a red ...

South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at ...

Police have barred residents from helping an operation to rescue hundreds of informal miners from a disused gold mine, in South Africa.

Coal mining company Liberty Coal has launched proceedings out of the Mpumalanga division of the High Court of South Africa against another mining entity, in relation to alleged illegal mining ...