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

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

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 ...

The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.

The recent Stilfontein disaster, claiming 78 lives, has exposed the devastating scale of South Africa's illegal gold mining ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 2 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand started the new year on a positive note on Thursday after a volatile end to 2024. At 0803 GMT, the rand traded at 18.7625 against the dollar ...

Russell is a Science Writer with IFLScience and has a PhD in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology.

The best-performing South African miner this year is defying the country’s contemporary reputation for ever-more costly and lower-grade gold production. Pan African Resources Plc extracts the ...

The South African government has launched a vehement critique of illegal miners, known locally as “zama zamas”, as many of them have voluntarily emerged from disused mines in Stilfontein ...

Johannesburg is a major business hub, contributing roughly 40% to South Africa's GDP. The city is also the gold and diamond mining capital of Africa - the origin of its nickname. Johannesburg is ...