The joint Law Enforcement Agencies through Operation Vala Umgodi on Wednesday afternoon, 21 February 2024, have seized nine inflatable boats at Chirumbu east of Musina in Vhembe District. Me... Read more
Eight male suspects were arrested with one of them sustaining serious injuries following an exchange of gunfire with the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers from the... Read more
The operation to combat illegal mining in the Namaqua District continues to intensify as police arrested 6 undocumented foreign nationals who are also suspected to be illegal miners. Operati... Read more
The Police in Limpopo through Operation Vala Umgodi have arrested a 33-year-old male suspect for possession of illicit drugs at Ga-Maroga village outside Burgersfort Sekhukhune District. It... Read more
A multidisciplinary and crime intelligence driven “Vala Umgodi” operation conducted on Thursday, 1 February 2024, in Scheerpoort near Hartbeespoortdam by the Directorate for Prio... Read more
The law enforcement agencies continue relentlessly to disrupt and clamp down on illegal mining activities. On 29 January 2024, the police in Johannesburg District embarked on an illegal mini... Read more
Police in the Namaqua district continue to impede illicit mining activities. Members conducting Operation Vala Umgodi executed a tactical operation on 18 January 2024. Dwellings were searche... Read more
JMPD TRU officers received a tip-off about illegal miners operating at Jackson informal settlement in Johannesburg. The officers responded to the said location. On arrival, five males were c... Read more
Members of the South African Police Service together with the South African National Defence Force, continues to address illegal mining activities in the Northern Cape Province. In an ongoin... Read more
The multi-disciplinary operation focusing on the apprehension of undocumented persons and the ensuing illicit mining at the Nuttabooi/Bontekoei settlement near Kleinsee that commenced on Mon... Read more
