SANDF reports positive impact of soldier deployment in effort to curb illegal mining
Police and underground miners in Stilfontein have been at odds for a number of days. As a result, the local police began to ...
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...
Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners
Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.
South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused ...
Commerce Department finalizes $6.6 billion semiconductor deal with TSMC
The Biden administration announced on Friday that the Commerce Department awarded TSMC Arizona $6.6 billion in direct funding ...
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South Africa cuts off support to 4,000 trapped miners
An estimated 4,500 illegal miners are trapped underground in South Africa as the government attempts to smoke them out by cutting off their food and water ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared underground
Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited outside a disused mine shaft in South ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground
Illegal mining has plagued South Africa for decades through small-time pilfering and organised criminal networks. Many of ...
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South Africa’s government says it won’t help group of illegal miners inside closed mine
South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West ...
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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Hundreds trapped in illegal South African Mine
Several hundred people are believed to be trapped in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off water and ...