'We Know It's Wrong, but They're Trying to Make a Living,' Say Families of Arrested Illegal Miners

'We know it's wrong, but they're trying to make a living,' say families of arrested illegal miners

Angry Barberton community members have called for the release of the alleged illegal miners who were arrested on Friday.

Police arrest 494 illegal miners in Mpumalanga, hundreds more underground

Mining Affected Communities United in Action urges police to avoid a repeat of the mass deaths at Stilfontein mine in the North West

Mpumalanga mine workers always harassed by illegal miners—NUM

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has expressed concern over the arrest of more than 500 illegal miners operating at the Sheba gold mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. The police nabbed 24 more people who resurfaced on Monday, bringing the total number of arrested illegal miners to 518. Mpumalanga police spokesperson Brigadier Donald Mdhluli confirmed that a firearm with ammunition was recovered from one of the illegal miners who has been arres…

Dailysun | Zama Zamas released on bail

Twenty-six illegal miners granted R2,000 bail at Barberton Magistrate Court while 400 remain in custody.

Powerful elites behind illegal mining crisis not Zama-Zamas: Expert - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Artisanal mining expert Kgothatso Nhlengetwa believes that powerful elites are behind illegal mining in South Africa. Nhlengetwa argues that Operation Vala Umgodi, which was launched to combat illegal mining, is merely addressing the symptoms rather than tackling the root causes of the problem. Over 500 suspected illegal miners have been arrested at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga – most of them over the weekend. 50 suspected illeg…

Pan Africa says no more illegal miners Sheba Gold Mine, but more resurface

Pan Africa says no more illegal miners Sheba Gold Mine, but more resurface Zandile.Khumalo Mon, 08/04/2025 - 20:30 BARBERTON – Pan African Resources, South Africa's leading gold producer says there are no illegal mining camps currently underground at its Barberton site. This is according to the mine companies spokesperson Hethen Hira who says security have done an full sweep and there are no illegal minders underground. This despite more zama z…