Six bodies pulled from illegal goldmine in Stilfontein
Johannesburg – Six bodies have been extracted over the past two days from an abandoned mine in the town... Read more
22 hours ago
Botswana to join Belgium as diamond certification hub
Johannesburg – Botswana will soon join Belgium as a verification and certification hub for rough diamond exports to Group... Read more
29 Nov
Illegal mining clampdown in South Africa: treating desperate people like criminals is an injustice – legal scholar
Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under... Read more
22 Nov
Stilfontein’s dangerous and desperate illegal mining industry
An aerial view of the abandoned mine where it is estimated that hundreds of zama zamas remain underground. Photo:... Read more
19 Nov
Situation at Stilfontein shaft ‘precarious, uncertain and potentially volatile’ – Ramaphosa
Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that hundreds of illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine shaft... Read more
19 Nov
Mining group threatens to sue govt over Stilfontein miner treatment
Cape Town – The Mining Affected Communities United In Action (MACUA) is reportedly contemplating legal action against the South... Read more
18 Nov
WATCH | SA police urge illegal miners to leave shaft
Johannesburg – South African police and ambulances were at the site on Thursday of an old gold mine shaft... Read more
15 Nov
Police detain 834 illegal miners in major crackdown
Johannesburg – South African police on Tuesday detained 269 illegal miners as they left a disused gold mine after... Read more
6 Nov
Starving zama zamas surface from abandoned mine, 225 arrested
Johannesburg – South African police on Sunday said that 225 illegal miners were arrested after being forced out of... Read more
3 Nov
Ghana plans three-day protest over illegal mining, arrests
Accra – Ghanaians are set to stage a three-day protest this week demanding government action on illegal gold mining... Read more
2 Oct
