Gcina Lepheana had been working deep in the illegal mine for five months when, in October last year, deliveries ...

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Harmony Gold on Friday said a worker had died at its Mponeng mine, the world's deepest, after a seismic event.

Press Release - The process to identify 93 bodies of suspected illegal miners retrieved from Buffelsfontein Gold Mine' shaft No. 11 between Tuesday, 03 December 2024 and Wednesday 15 January 2025, is ...

These individuals were among 93 suspected illegal miners, known as zama zamas, whose bodies were retrieved from the mine between December and January. Authorities continue the ...

Illegal miners, known as "zama zamas" in South Africa, are people who enter mining sites without authorization to extract leftover gold and other minerals, often under dangerous and exploitative ...

Ghana’s former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has admitted that illegal small-scale mining, ...

“The absence of parliamentary oversight, condemnation, or intervention in response to this atrocity raises serious concerns ...

A total of 78 bodies were recovered during a comprehensive four-day rescue operation from Monday, 13 January. Meanwhile, 246 ...

At the weekend, reports began trickling that a group of men were trapped at the disused Rand Leases Gold ... mining. Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading ...

South African authorities on Monday suspended rescue operations for an unspecified number of alleged illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine shaft west of Johannesburg due to safety concerns.