They also demanded that mining minister Gwede Mantashe resign
Brief | 6 February 2025
Activists called for reparations to be paid to the families of the miners who died
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 February 2025
246 miners rescued, 78 bodies retrieved
News | 17 January 2025
The family of the miner who brought the court action to get government to rescue them remain hopeful that he is still alive underground
Photo Essay | 14 January 2025
South Africa’s illicit gold trade is lucrative and controlled by gangs
Feature | 28 November 2024
“They wanted us to go and rescue these guys, but it’s impossible.”
Feature | 21 November 2024
Zama zamas search for gold in a vast and unmapped underground network of tunnels
Feature | 19 November 2024
About a thousand Zama zamas have already been brought to the surface
Text by Kimberly Mutandiro. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Photo Essay | 15 November 2024