South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

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

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

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Ghana's military says that soldiers have killed at least seven people at a gold mine. The West African armed forces said Sunday that around 60 “illegal miners” carrying locally manufactured rifles and ...

JOHANNESBURG - North West police are expected to give an update on the escape of Stilfontein kingpin, Tiger. James Tshoaeli ...

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He said the people had not been armed. Earlier, Ghana's armed forces said that about 60 illegal miners carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the mine's security fence at ...

At least eight illegal miners were killed in Ghana overnight after clashes with soldiers guarding the AngloGold Ashanti mining site in central Obuasi, the army said Sunday. Around 60 miners ...

The miners were emaciated from lack of food, which was hard to come by since police cracked down on their illegal mining and for a time halted the supply deliveries. Usually the men would eat meat ...