Police have brought 153 alleged illegal miners to the surface during a four-day operation at the abandoned South Mine in Sabie, Mpumalanga. The multi-agency operation also recovered three bodies, showing the dangers of illegal mining activities in the province. A coordinated effort across agencies The operation, led by the South African Police Service (SAPS), involved … Read more
Rescue operations in Stilfontein are far from over. More bodies of illegal miners keep surfacing as rescue operations are taking place. There are reportedly more than 1 300 illegal miners that have resurfaced so far. MORE BODIES RETRIEVED IOL reported on 4 December that after residents were granted permission to lower food, more bodies were pulled … Read more
Sport, Arts, and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie and ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba have backed the Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni’s stance on the illegal miners who are currently underground in unused mine shafts in the North West. There are reportedly hundreds of illegal miners underground in unused mine shafts in Stilfontein after police blocked … Read more
Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has emphasised that the government will not assist the illegal miners (zama zamas) who are trapped underground in unused mine shafts in Orkney and Stilfontein, North West. Over 1 000 illegal miners who resurfaced from mines in Orkney and Stilfontein in the North West were arrested recently as the … Read more
Police in Limpopo and Gauteng have arrested over 95 undocumented foreign nationals for illegal mining. According to Gauteng police in a statement, more than 90 undocumented foreign nationals who are suspected to be illegal miners were arrested this week. Meanwhile, in Limpopo five undocumented foreign nationals aged between 19 and 34 were arrested. ALSO READ: … Read more
