South Africa's cabinet has approved participation in an international effort to boost the marketing of real diamonds, ...

The operation is an extension of Operation Vala Umgodi that began with the Stilfontein massacre in January, where 90 miners ...

South Africa, historically one of the world's leading producers of high-quality diamonds, has seen demand slump and prices ...

Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announces high-level discussions between South Africa and Nigeria aimed at revitalising trade, ...

Earlier this year, South Africa's minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, described illegal mining as a "plague" amid reports of rampant corruption, extortion and violence linked to ...

Between 250 and 300 permanent and contracted workers at Lesotho’s largest diamond mine, Letšeng Diamonds, are expected to ...

South Africa's mining output has fallen further below pre-pandemic levels due to persistent electricity outages and rail disruptions, industry data shows, threatening dividend payouts to investors.

South Africa's government said this week that they do not plan to assist as many as 4,000 illegal miners that are currently trapped inside a closed mine. The coal miners are currently located ...

Yet here on South Africa's wild and diamond-rich Atlantic coast, residents say the number of zama-zamas has burgeoned in recent years, fueled by the lack of jobs, the economic impact of the COVID ...

Diamond diggers in South Africa’s deserted mines break the law — and risk their lives By Tommy Trenchard (NPR) Nov. 27, 2022 9:24 a.m.