South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...

Residents of Clairwood voice their frustrations over escalating crime and inadequate police response, demanding urgent action ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...

An 81-year-old woman has tragically died after an alleged assault by her son, raising urgent concerns about domestic violence ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...

South African authorities are searching for James Neo Tshoaeli, nicknamed 'Tiger,' a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader, after he escaped police custody during a siege at an abandoned mine ...

In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in Operation Vala ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to ...

A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after resurfacing last week from a disused mine in South Africa where dozens of ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters ... with a camera inside, which police described as a way of verifying information from volunteers who went down on Wednesday evening and said they could ...

police said. An abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe Authorities have evidence of his ...