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.

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

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) said it will conduct a fact-finding mission on Thursday after receiving ...

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 ...

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

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

South Africa's government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North ...

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

South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an ...

Two weeks ago, at least 500 illegal miners resurfaced from abandoned mines in Orkney in the province due to starvation and dehydration as Operation Vala Umgodi task teams monitored the area.