But while anger is high in the local community, the tragedy has not stoked a strong reaction across South Africa, where illegal mining is often in the news. The practice is common at mines that ...

Open-cast mining, where coal is dug out of the ground through a giant, open pit, destroys habitats. South Africa has many of ...

The closure of some of South Africa's gold mines in several provinces has attracted thousands of undocumented migrants from neighboring countries, who have arrived to reopen closed and disused mines.