North West MEC Wessels Morweng reacts with anger and disappointment to the escape of alleged Stilfontein mining kingpin James ...

A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...

A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after ...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an ...

Should the police have taken more care to reduce the risk that the operation would result in the loss of life? And is it ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...