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

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 ...

Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi ("plug the hole"), South ...

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

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

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

Tensions are escalating between South African authorities and illegal miners ... He affirmed his administration's commitment ...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and ...

Our investigation begins at the Trinité Medical Center, less than 20 kilometers, or 12 miles, from the city of Kolwezi, in ...

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