A task team established last year to deal with illegal mining, Operation Vala uMgodi, has identified 12 non-operational mines in the Greater Giyani and Malamulele areas as hotspots for illegal mining ...

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.

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

Explore the harrowing realities faced by illegal miners in Stilfontein, South Africa, as government operations prioritise ...

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

RELIEF workers must be granted access to the Stilfontein mine where thousands of workers are believed to be trapped and in ...

South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West ...

Gold and diamonds carry a rhythm that lures men underground and holds them captive ...

Furthermore, the Operation Vala Umgodi team has seized numerous items, including gold-bearing material, oxygen cylinders, and illicit mining tools, further disrupting illegal operations. Despite these ...

A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they ...

The South African government has refused to help an estimated 4,000 miners illegally occupying an underground mine in Stilfontein, attempting to “smoke them out” and crack down on illegal mining.

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