mining

SA army raids illegal miners as Ramaphosa talks tough on crime

Johannesburg – Security forces arrested scores of people in a crackdown on illegal mining on Thursday as President Cyril... Read more

15 Dec, 2023

Springs – More than 400 South African gold miners who remained underground for four days amid tensions between unions... Read more

12 Dec, 2023

Springs – Hundreds of South African gold miners who were blockaded underground for more than four days started returning... Read more

11 Dec, 2023

Lusaka – A miner has been pulled out alive from under a mudslide five days after being trapped underground... Read more

7 Dec, 2023

Ben Radley, University of Bath Within a few years of independence, African governments asserted sovereignty over their metal and... Read more

4 Dec, 2023

Johannesburg – Eleven workers at a South African platinum mine were killed and dozens injured after an elevator bringing... Read more

28 Nov, 2023

Thumeka Mahaba says her belongings and food are constantly covered in sand. Photos: Vincent Lali By Vincent Lali GroundUp... Read more

15 Nov, 2023

Johannesburg – South Africa is to deploy 3 300 military personnel to tackle illegal mining, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office... Read more

9 Nov, 2023

Cape Town – More than 500 miners who stayed underground for almost three days in a standoff between rival... Read more

25 Oct, 2023

Johannesburg – Some of the miners who stayed underground for more than two days in a standoff between rival... Read more

25 Oct, 2023