About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...

South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...

South Africa’s mining industry reported 42 deaths last year, the lowest number to date and a 24% improvement on the previous ...

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

Illegal miners trapped nearly a mile below ground reportedly avoided dying of hunger by resorting to cannibalism.

I am an anthropologist and I’ve been studying the social life and history of South African gold mining for nearly three decades. I’ve also made a film with and about informal miners.

I am an anthropologist and I’ve been studying the social life and history of South African gold mining for nearly three decades. I’ve also made a film with and about informal miners.

StatsSA's report highlights the mixed performance across the mining sector, with production challenges in key areas offset by ...

Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...

Trapped nearly a mile beneath the earth after police blocked their food and water, one recalled how some of his colleagues ...