In South Africa, nearly 2,000 illegal miners faced starvation and dire conditions in abandoned mines after a police crackdown. Many miners died due to lack of food and supplies. This illegal mining ...
The miner, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, said he surfaced on ...
More than 17,000 alleged illegal miners, many from neighbouring countries, have surfaced in South Africa during a police ...
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...
South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...
Trapped up to 2.5 kilometres underground, the miners faced horrific conditions, with some resorting to cannibalism to survive ...
The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...
Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...
South African authorities have for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6 ...
South Africa seal 10-wicket win in the second Test to win the series 2-0 despite Pakistan’s late fightback in Cape Town. South Africa seal their place in World Test Championship final with a two ...
The fact that the big companies fail to rehabilitate the mines adds to the challenge of mining in South Africa, the bishop said. As a way forward, Bishop Sipuka urged relevant authorities in South ...
Ethiopia is moving closer to fulfilling its potential as a major gold mining jurisdiction, KEFI Gold and Copper executive chairman Harry Anagnostaras-Adams tells The Africa Report. TotalEnergies, ...