Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...
FoodPoisoning. He called it a national disaster. Do you understand what that means? It means that cash can be released ...
Analysis - Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi ("plug the hole"), South African authorities have since December 2023 been trying to ...
Two foreign nationals and two locals were arrested in Limpopo after a high-speed chase uncovered stolen chrome, illegal ...
South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at ...
Association says the government does not ‘have the will to act’ and the solution is regulation to allow artisanal miners to ...
Along with about 600 other men, Ndumiso lives and works in a small gang-controlled "town" - complete with markets and a red ...
Police have barred residents from helping an operation to rescue hundreds of informal miners from a disused gold mine, in South Africa.
Picture: Maxar Technologies/Chatham House The South China Sea ... and awareness of the threat posed by Beijing in their illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.” ...