KIMBERLEY - Operation Vala Umgodi continues to clamp down and squeeze the operating space for illegal mining and other criminal activities taking place in the Frances Baard and Namakwa districts.

Dubbed Operation Vala Umgodi, this strategy deprives miners of food, water, and even the chance to surface without risking ...

There is still at least 4 000 illegal miners still trapped inside one of the abandoned mine shaft which is the centre of ...

Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a crackdown on miners.

As authorities await for illegal miners trapped at the Stilfontein Gold Mine to resurface, the Gauteng High Court issued an ...

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ Commission) has noted reports regarding the ongoing operation “Vala Umgodi” ...

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said it will conduct a fact-finding mission on Thursday after receiving ...

South Africa’s North West was the proverbial “happy hunting ground” for soldiers deployed as part of the SA Army Light Modern ...

It is part of the police's Vala Umgodi, or Close the Hole, operation to combat illegal mining. It includes cutting off ...

North West police have confirmed the number of illegal miners who resurfaced from abandoned shafts in Stilfontein has reached ...

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has announced, through Operation Vala Umgodi, that since 18 October 2024, 1 004 ...

Since Saturday (2/11), Operation Vala Umgodi has led to the arrest of more than 600 illegal miners in the Platinum Province alone. Police have vowed to continue the camp down. The latest arrests were ...