mining

Zimbabwe gold shaft collapse kills seven miners

Johannesburg – Police in Zimbabwe said on Monday that seven artisanal miners were killed in a disused gold shaft... Read more

21 Jan, 2025

Johannesburg – Police in South Africa said on Monday they had launched a manhunt for the alleged “kingpin” behind... Read more

20 Jan, 2025

Accra – At least eight illegal miners were killed in Ghana overnight after clashes with soldiers guarding the AngloGold... Read more

20 Jan, 2025

Johannesburg — The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one... Read more

18 Jan, 2025

Stilfontein – Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said on Thursday a... Read more

17 Jan, 2025

Johannesburg – Sixty bodies have been removed from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, months into a campaign... Read more

15 Jan, 2025

Cape Town – Efforts to rescue illegal miners trapped in an abandoned shaft in Stilfontein have faced setbacks as... Read more

10 Dec, 2024

Johannesburg – Six bodies have been extracted over the past two days from an abandoned mine in the town... Read more

5 Dec, 2024

Johannesburg – Botswana will soon join Belgium as a verification and certification hub for rough diamond exports to Group... Read more

29 Nov, 2024

Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under... Read more

22 Nov, 2024