Tag: Zama Zamas

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

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.

Community members in Mohlabaneng village at Atok outside Burgersfort in Limpopo are complaining about illegal miners who are allegedly desecrating ...

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

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 ...

A farmer from Polokwane in Limpopo says he fears for his life after his farm was invaded by illegal miners ...

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

The Hawks in Limpopo say 11 suspected illegal chrome miners who were arrested at Ga-Manyaka village outside Burgersfort are expected ...

Kagiso residents in Gauteng's West Rand have reiterated that they want the deployment of soldiers, to help curb illegal mining ...

The Bench Marks Foundation says the government's failure to implement the law and hold relevant people accountable is the major ...

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says his department is working on sealing holes at abandoned mines in areas ...

The head of the criminology department at the University of Limpopo, professor Jaco Barkhuizen has attributed the scenes unfolding in ...

Choko Five Movement, an organisation base in Kagiso, says illegal mining in the area is bigger than just the zama ...

The residents of Kagiso in Mogale City, on Gauteng's West Rand have been blocking illegal mine holes as they continue ...

Advocacy organisation, Bench Marks Foundation, says cheap labour exploited by syndicates drives illegal mining in the country.

More than 40 illegal miners have so far been arrested during a high-level multidisciplinary operation, targeting illegal mining operations on ...

The case against 81 suspects who were arrested in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg over the weekend, has been postponed to ...