Indigenous people have lived in harmony with the forests of central Africa for hundreds of years. But the government of ...

India was the first major diamond mining country, where the stones were first discovered in the 4th century BC. The country ...

The South African Police Service in Mpumalanga confiscated two grenades and live ammunition during an illegal mining ...

Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old died from mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was too traumatized to ...

South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy was split in two after the 2024 general elections: Electricity and ...

Zimbabwe is home to Africa’s largest lithium reserves, a critical element in electric-vehicle battery production. In 2023 ...

Sovereign Metals has rights over a 600 square mile site, which contains the world's largest rutile deposit and the second largest store of graphite.

This week, in a concerted effort to prevent and combat illicit mining activities and other crimes, the South African Police Service (SAPS) destroyed a ‘man-made’ bridge that was built over the Limpopo ...

Police have destroyed a bridge near the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe that is believed to have been used to ...

Health officials have zeroed in on Kamituga, a remote yet bustling gold mining town of some 300,000 people that attracts ...

The police conducted the Operation Vala Umgodi in Dientjie due to some suspected illegal mining activities in the area.