"This is the only hustle we know," miners tell the BBC as they try their luck at the site in Springs.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the military will work with the country’s police force to counter ‘gang wars’.

Mine officials and a labor union say five miners are trapped deep underground at a South African diamond mine after a ...

Protests in South Africa, and the conditions that gave rise to them, echo the experience of the youth-led uprisings seen ...

The frenzy began a while ago when a man digging a fence post in a cattle kraal claimed to have found gold.

By Kopano Gumbi PRETORIA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's unemployment rate fell modestly in the fourth quarter, reaching its lowest in over five years as jobs were added in social services, ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to crack down on illegal mining and gang violence. On Thursday, he tells Parliament that organized crime is an ...

As illegal mining spreads through abandoned shafts in South Africa, Catholic religious women risk their lives to rescue girls coerced into sex and early marriages in communities the state struggles to ...

JOHANNESBURG—For years, hundreds of illegal miners known locally as zama zamas prospected for gold on this patch of land on the outskirts of the city with hammers and chisels in hand-dug tunnels. Now, ...

Rian van Heerden's 'Brakpan Chronicles' offers an insightful look into the life and culture of Brakpan, revealing the town's ...

Jobless rate drops 0.5 points to 31.4%, lowest since Q3 2020 Gains in services, construction, finance, agriculture offset losses Broader rate including discouraged workers stands at 42.1% South Africa ...