Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi ("plug the hole"), South ...

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at ...

Around the gaping shaft of a disused mine, the South African police on Saturday waited to pounce on anyone trying to escape ...

A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they ...

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

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

This article explores the complex relationship between unemployment and illegal mining in South Africa, highlighting the ...

Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a crackdown on miners.

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

Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi (plug the hole), South ...