As authorities await for illegal miners trapped at the Stilfontein Gold Mine to resurface, the Gauteng High Court issued an ...

South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West ...

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni posted a clip of heavily armed illegal miners after receiving backlash over ...

SANDU said the SAPS has four times more members than the defence force, a much bigger budget, all the resources to handle ...

Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a crackdown on miners.

KIMBERLEY - Operation Vala Umgodi continues to clamp down and squeeze the operating space for illegal mining and other criminal activities taking place in the Frances Baard and Namakwa districts.

Furthermore, the Operation Vala Umgodi team has seized numerous items, including gold-bearing material, oxygen cylinders, and illicit mining tools, further disrupting illegal operations. Despite these ...

Explore the harrowing realities faced by illegal miners in Stilfontein, South Africa, as government operations prioritise ...

The South African government has refused to help an estimated 4,000 miners illegally occupying an underground mine in Stilfontein, attempting to “smoke them out” and crack down on illegal mining.

Zwelinzima Vavi said Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni demonstrated her lack of experience, passion, and she was cold and ...

South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West ...

A task team established last year to deal with illegal mining, Operation Vala uMgodi, has identified 12 non-operational mines in the Greater Giyani and Malamulele areas as hotspots for illegal mining ...