Behind South Africa’s chrome riches lies a shadow economy where migrants and unemployed workers face deadly conditions.

Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi ("plug the hole"), South African authorities have since December 2023 been trying to disrupt the ...

South African mining now produces less output per unit of labour and capital than it did in 2015. After five consecutive months of year-on-year growth, the latest data from Statistics South Africa ...

People visit the exhibition area of Electra Mining Africa at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sept. 8, 2026. Electra Mining Africa runs from Sept. 7 to 11. The event brings ...

South Africa’s mining sector risks losing scarce engineering skills as professional registration remains less highly valued locally than in overseas markets, according to Kondwani Banda, chair of the ...

Dublin, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Coal Mining Industry in South Africa 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report on the coal mining industry in South ...

A tragic standoff is unfolding in Stilfontein, South Africa, where thousands of illegal miners – known colloquially as zama zamas – are trapped underground. The crisis has brought South Africa’s ...

South Africa has the world’s deepest mines, which is testimony to how its engineers historically made a plan in the depths of the Witwatersrand. Once a leader in mining technology and innovation, ...

South Africa’s mining industry has made headlines recently with warring unions, hostage situations, deadly incidents, and illegal mining gangs pointing to a sector in trouble. The latest incident ...

South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a shaft this ...