The South African Police Service and the army have been redeployed to the area as part of ongoing efforts to fight illegal ...

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 government says it will not help about 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West ...

A group of illegal miners within a closed mine in the North West province of South Africa have been refused access to basic supplies as part of the government's declared campaign against illicit ...

Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured that an artist was able to use it as paint to depict the environmental devastation caused by the illegal gold mining that has ...