Hundreds flee Sporong, a township about 50km from Johannesburg, as armed ‘zama zamas’ use terror and extortion to seize the ...
Violence linked to illegal gold mining has emptied the informal settlement of Sporong near Johannesburg, forcing hundreds of ...
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The miners have been terrorising residents of the Sporong informal settlement on South Africa's gold reef.
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The South African rand traded weaker for most of Tuesday's session as risk appetite waned ...
South Africa’s mining sector slipped into contraction for the first time in nine months in late 2025, signalling mounting ...
The perceived governance gaps create a persistent risk premium. Projects must promise higher returns to attract funding.
South Africa’s mining sector, once one of the strongest in the world, has steadily declined to become a global underperformer ...
South Africa’s junior mining sector was designed to be a low-barrier entry point for emerging miners, black industrialists ...
Artisanal miners look on at others filling up a wheelbarrow of coal in a tunnel at the Golfview informal coal mine in Ermelo on September 25, 2025. [AFP] Growing up, Cyprial dreamed of being a lawyer.