Tag: illegal mining

Grieving families have been left broken-hearted following a gas leak that claimed 17 lives at the Angelo informal settlement in ...

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the province is under siege from illegal miners after 17 people have died in Boksburg ...

The government of Lesotho through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Mining are at advanced stages in ...

The Mineral Resources and Energy minister, Gwede Mantashe is expected to visit Virginia mine where 31 suspected illegal miners died ...

Two suspected illegal miners have been arrested at Mooihoek, near Burgersfort in Limpopo. The zama-zamas were apprehended while mining chrome ...

Seven suspected illegal miners were arrested on Saturday in Driekop outside Burgersfort, Limpopo. Police spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo says they also ...

The bodies of two illegal miners trapped underground at Bogalatladi village outside Bugerfort in Limpopo are yet to be retrieved.

Gauteng police have confirmed that two more bodies have been found at a mine in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg. This ...

Gauteng police say at this stage they do not suspect foul play following the discovery of 19 bodies at a ...

Rape charges against 14 suspects who were accused of raping eight women in Krugersdorp have been dropped.

The Mineral Resources Department says it has put in place collaborative measures to deal with illegal mining in the country.

Parliament's portfolio committees of Mineral Resources and Energy, Police and Home Affairs are calling for the complete demolition of all ...

The Democratic Alliance in Mpumalanga alleges that illegal mining activities are taking place at the Gupta-owned Optimum Coal Mine in ...

Police Minister Bheki Cele will on Tuesday visit the crime scene where 24 firearms were seized following a takedown operation ...

The Hawks in Limpopo say more operations will be conducted to fight the scourge of illegal mining in the province.

Following a clamp down on illegal mining in the mineral-rich Burgersfort area, residents in the area are calling for the ...

Six suspects linked to illegal mining in Carletonville and Khutsong west of Johannesburg are expected to appear in the Carletonville ...

Calls have been mounting during a National Assembly debate in the Good Hope Chamber in Parliament, to intensify the fight ...

The government has been urged to establish a specialist mining police unit to combat and prevent illegal mining.

The case against 81 suspects who were arrested in Krugersdorp last weekend will resume in the Krugersdorp Magistrates Court on ...