In the shadowy economy of illegal gold, cash is king. But it’s also the king’s downfall. This week, a Mpumalanga high court demonstrated that stark reality,...
In the shadowy world of illegal gold trading, the flashy car is more than a status symbol; it’s a rolling trophy, a blatant sign of profits...
Booysens Gold Bust: Inside the Joint Operation That Exposed a Hidden Refinery What started as a quiet surveillance mission in Johannesburg’s south ended with flashing blue...
In the dusty stretch of land known as Plastic City, just outside Brakpan, a quiet desperation hangs in the air. Amid the ruins of makeshift homes...
“They Operate in Broad Daylight”: Limpopo’s Illegal Mining Crisis Spirals Out of Control Across Limpopo, the quiet of the bush is being shattered by the roar...
Five men found dead near Sun City mine as police probe suspected illegal mining links Police in North West have opened a murder investigation after five...
A Gold Mine Turns Into a Crime Scene What began as a police sweep has spiraled into one of the biggest illegal mining crackdowns South Africa...
Joburg’s Hidden Crisis: A City Built on Hollow Ground Johannesburg is sitting on a ticking time bomb and it’s underground. The city’s gold mining legacy left...
As underground tunnels expand beneath Gauteng, entire highways, suburbs, and communities teeter on the edge of collapse, threatened by the growing footprint of illegal mining. It’s...
The Nigel Game Park in Ekurhuleni has been overrun by more than 50 illegal miners, known as zama zamas, who have transformed the once-serene wildlife sanctuary...