There are thought to be at least 50 000 informal miners working underground in South Africa
The relatives of illegal artisanal miners who are trapped underground in in a flooded mine shaft say that the authorities have failed to help them
The problem has wide-ranging socio-economic and environmental impacts, says a draft mine closure strategy
A small agricultural miracle is transforming a community in the Cradle of Humankind
On Tuesday, motorists were robbed at gunpoint at the Crown Interchange during peak Johannesburg traffic
Army clampdown has led to assaults and the property of legal miners being confiscated
The displacement of illegal artisanal mining gangs by the police causes the miners to flee to other areas, resulting in violent turf wars that spill over into neighbouring areas
The effect of illegal mining includes sabotaged pipelines that contaminate the environment, illegal water usage, sinkholes, underground fires and explosions
Castigating, rather than encouraging, business leaders when they advocate for harsh interventions sets us all back
Once Sibanye-Stillwater has cleaned up its own side of the street, Neal Froneman may be in a better position to advocate for better behaviour by others
The police say that allegations of complicity by some officers in the service are common and called for people to come forward with evidence
The report by the Enhancing Africa’s Response to Transnational Organised Crime found that current enforcement and policy responses, which criminalise artisanal miners, “are misguided, counterproductive and ignore the poverty and socioeconomic drivers behind the phenomenon”
The government’s vision for mined land: farms, tourism and self-generation of electricity