Retired Major General Olawumi rebukes Senator Oshiomhole's claims of generals’ involvement in illegal mining, demands ...

A retired military officer, Major General Bamidele Olawumi (retd.), has faulted Senator Adams Oshiomhole’s allegation that retired military generals are behind illegal mining activities in ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

State government tackles illegal sand mining to prevent revenue losses, ensuring affordable sand supply for construction projects.

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

The town sits just on the edge of the jungle — the gateway between hundreds of illegal mining operations and the merchants, traders and smugglers that move the precious metal into regional and ...

The miners were emaciated from lack of food, which was hard to come by since police cracked down on their illegal mining and for a time halted the supply deliveries. Usually the men would eat meat ...

In challenging economic and geopolitical times, investors bet on gold for its ability to store value. Gold prices hit record ...

The Senate, on Friday, accused some unnamed retired military generals as being behind the numerous illegal mining activities taking place across the country. This is even as it recommended the sum ...

Protesters took to the streets of Bukavu last week after Chinese men arrested on suspicion of illegal mining in a separate ...

Minister Gwede Mantashe. Archive photo: GCIS/flickr. Illegal mining is waging war on the South African economy, with the illicit trade costing the country at least R60b in 2024. This is according ...