Countries Boksburg gas leak: ‘We are under siege,’ Gauteng premier says Cape Town – Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has expressed his condolences to the families affected by a gas cylinder... Read more 6 Jul, 2023
Countries Hawks arrest three illegal miners and seized mining equipment worth over R3.5 million Limpopo – Three suspected illegal miners were arrested at Bohalatladi in Apel policing area in Limpopo on Monday evening... Read more 25 Jan, 2023
Countries WATCH | SA Police Minister Bheki Cele orders full clean up… deploys specialised unit to battle illegal mining Cape Town – Police Minister Bheki Cele has reportedly announced the deployment of a national intervention unit and tactical... Read more 8 Aug, 2022
Countries Landowner, 97 illegal miners held on Gauteng farm… unlicensed firearms, 570 rounds of ammunition seized Cape Town – Police reportedly arrested a 62-year-old landowner and 97 illegal miners in Heidelberg, Gauteng on Monday after receiving... Read more 19 Jul, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina illegal mine blast death toll rises to 63 Ouagadougou – The death toll from an accidental explosion at an illegal gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso rose on... Read more 24 Feb, 2022
Home Police probe death of 20 bodies near vacant mines in SA South African police say they have opened inquest dockets after 20 unidentified bodies were found in the gold mining... Read more 17 Jun, 2021