Minister Gwede Mantashe addresses the issue of illegal mining in South Africa, asserting that foreign nationals dominate the ...

Welcome to our live blog covering the latest from across Africa. Follow real-time updates on political transitions, security ...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has directed security agencies to swiftly shut down all illegal mining ...

PAN African Resources has arrested about 4,000 illegal miners at its Mpumalanga underground operations in South Africa over ...

At least 550 suspected illegal miners, including foreign nationals and minors, have been arrested during a clampdown on ...

They argued that the risk of arrest or injury was worth it, claiming that the mine offered them nothing but empty promises.

On Tuesday, Pan African Resources said that trying to arrest the illegal miners with their own security teams is costing the company. It’s one of the reasons for retrenchments. In December in Sabie in ...

Plateau State Commissioner for Petroleum, Environmental and Solid Minerals Degradation Awareness Association (PESMDAA), Mr. Kumshi Yunana, has pledged the organisation's commitment to raising ...

Illegal mining and dolomitic ground conditions are putting several Gauteng schools at risk, with authorities forced to ...

The National NGO Forum, led by child-focused non-profit OAfrica, has intensified calls for urgent national action to end ...

The total number of suspected illegal miners arrested at Sheba Mine in Barberton has risen 550, including six minors. The ...

Ghana's defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the presidency said, hours after the ...