Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining ...

The state of South Africa is denying thousands of miners access to food and water, putting their lives at risk ...

The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to ...

Although many South Africans (including trustees and trust service providers) are of the view that the additional ...

South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North ...

Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.

Court seeks to halt blockade on abandoned Stilfontein mine over concerns that hundreds hidden underground are at risk ...

Ratings agency S&P revised South Africa’s outlook to “positive” from “stable” on Friday, citing plans for accelerated ...

Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested ...

The move by the government is part of Operation Vala Umgodi, or "Close the Hole", which is directed at illegal mining ...

South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official ...

South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an ...