Reportedly, the authorities adopted a hardline approach by cutting off the food and water supply of the illegal miners to ...

More than 300 illegal gold miners were trapped in a gold mine in South Africa for months. Some of them became cannibals underground, as two men have ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...

Africa’s mining sector faces ongoing challenges in 2024, including political uncertainty, infrastructure issues, and safety ...

In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...

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

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

Thousands of illegal miners working at the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, near Johannesburg, surrendered but around 400 remained - with only 324 of them making it out alive ...

SOUTH AFRICA - Zimbabwean businessman Isaac Chalumbira is suing self proclaimed South African sushi king Kenny Kunene for ...

Stories of desperation and survival have emerged from survivors of the several months long standoff between miners and police ...

Of the 324 people pulled out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, 78 had perished from starvation or dehydration. The illegal ...