South Africa's illegal gold miners are locked in an underground standoff with police
Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long standoff with police in the darkness of a disused gold mine.
Inside South Africa's 'ruthless' gang-controlled gold mines
Along with about 600 other men, Ndumiso lives and works in a small gang-controlled "town" - complete with markets and a red light district - that has grown up deep underground at a disused gold mine in South Africa.
What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners at a South Africa mine
South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police officers deployed at the site.
Africa: Illegal Mining Clampdown in South Africa - Treating Desperate People Like Criminals Is an Injustice - Legal Scholar
Analysis - Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi ("plug the hole"), South African authorities have since December 2023 been trying to disrupt the illicit gold mining economy by cutting off water,
4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff over illegal mining in South Africa
South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an abandoned shaft to face arrest.
South Africa Police Try Siege Tactics on Illegal Mining, Igniting Debate
The police have cut off food and water to miners for weeks in a bid to force them out of an abandoned mine. Human rights advocates and community leaders call the tactics inhumane.
South Africa police standoff with illegal gold miners escalates
The police sealed off access to the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein several weeks ago to deny the miners access to food and other essentials.
Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners
A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners to allow emergency workers to gain access to a mine shaft where several hundred are believed to remain after the government cut off vital supplies.
Illegal gold miners stranded underground by South Africa government
The South African government says it will not help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.
South Africa: 4,000 Illegal Gold Miners Still Trapped Underground; Police Block Supplies
Estimated hundreds of illegal miners are still being trapped underground in South Africa's North West province after a court has ordered police to let them leave. For weeks, authorities had blocked supply lines of food and water to force the miners out.
Standoff continues between police, illegal miners in South Africa
South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police officers deployed at the site.
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South Africa’s Harmony Gold Mining announces leadership change
The company has announced the appointment of a new group CEO and deputy group CEO, effective from 1 January 2025.
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Harmony Gold renewable-energy programme, South Africa – update
In its results for the financial ended June 2024, Harmony announced an expanded renewable- energy programme. The miner’s ...