A Balancing Act in Budget Month This is an important month for SMEs. First there’s the President’s State of the Nation Address on 6 February, followed by the National Budget Speech on 19 February. A ...

Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, points out the technology capabilities of the mobile rescue winder that was used to rescue miners, during an interview in Carletonville, South Africa ...

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a "horrific" crackdown on ...

South Africa police search for gold mine gangster 'Tiger' 01/20/2025 January 20, 2025 A gang leader suspected of running illegal gold mining operations in South Africa has escaped police custody.

Thousands of illegal miners, known as "zama zamas" ("those who try their luck" in Zulu), operate in mineral-rich South Africa. The mine in Stilfontein - some 145km (90 miles) south-west of ...

Police officers and private security workers stand by a mine shaft in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Credit: Denis Parrell/AP.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A South African bishop ...

The death toll of illegal miners at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa rose to 78 on Wednesday, according to a workers union. The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA ...

South Africa's second biggest political party, which is part of a government coalition, has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to order an inquiry into what happened at the Buffelsfontein mine.

That tactic to “smoke them out,” as described by a prominent Cabinet minister, was condemned by one of South Africa's biggest trade unions. Police and the mine owners were also accused of ...

Rescue efforts at an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where at least 78 people died, concluded on Thursday. Credit: flickr / Daniel Sallai CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Rescue operations at an illegal gold mine ...

No illegal miners remain underground after four days of a rescue operation at the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa's North West Province, police confirmed Thursday. National Police ...

The tragedy highlights South Africa’s broader illegal mining crisis, with over 6,000 abandoned mines exploited by unregulated miners, often linked to criminal syndicates. Civic groups allege ...