The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...

The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...

An effort to rescue survivors in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died in South Africa was put an end on ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...

It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police ...

Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action ... iAfrica stands as one of South Africa's most enduring portals. In 2018, Africa.com acquired iAfrica, consolidating its position in the digital ...

In a letter that surfaced recently and shared by the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa, miners said the situation was difficult. “Parents the situation is difficult here ...

Government says a number of illegal miners, known as Zama Zamas ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information items daily ...

South Africa 301 (Markram 89, Bosch 81*, Shahzad 3-75, Naseem 3-92) and 150 for 8 (Bavuma 40, Abbas 6-54) beat Pakistan 211 (Ghulam 54, Paterson 5-61, Bosch 4-63) and 237 (Shakeel 84, Babar 50 ...

ALSO READ: Illegal miners spend Christmas trapped underground ... with contravention of the Immigration Act, as they were in South Africa unlawfully. The alleged zama zamas are expected to appear ...