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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
Mali releases four Canadian mining firm employees – source
Bamako – Four employees of Canadian mining company Barrick Gold arrested in Mali last week have been released, a... Read more
1 Oct, 2024
Gold rush and nightlife fuel mpox outbreak in DRC’s Kamituga
Kamituga – Come nightfall, gold-diggers, hawkers and prostitutes alike barrel into the bars of Kamituga in the eastern DR... Read more
30 Sep, 2024
SA’s move to green energy was slowed down by government to protect coal mining
Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy was split in two after... Read more
18 Sep, 2024
