JOHANNESBURG - The face behind illegal gold mining in South Africa is that of a black man covered in dust. He is known as a zama-zama – a Zulu phrase that refers to one who takes a chance.

Ministry of Mining has raised concerns about the escalating trend of illegal mining in the country involving both communities ...

Group village head Saiti Mwasungu from Traditional Authority (T/A) Makanjira in Mangochi District has called on government to ...

Illegal gold mining, known locally as “galamsey,” has spread across Ghana this year, driven by a historic rise in global gold ...

A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Union Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy over a ...

Bengaluru: The govt Thursday transferred scrutiny of alleged illegal activity by 10 ‘C' category mining firms to the ...

Such illegal mining has long been going on across South Africa. The standoff in Stilfontein — now in its third week — has highlighted the extent of illegal mining in the country. Police ...