A 45-year-old male suspect sustained some injuries after being shot by the police during his arrest. It is further reported that the man pointed the members with a firearm and attempted to p... Read more
Specialised Units deployed in Riverlea came under fire from illegal miners during patrols on Monday 14 August 2023 at about 17:00. National Intervention Unit members were patrolling Main Ree... Read more
The Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele has assured the community of Riverlea that police are mobilising all its resources and specialised units to restore law and order in the community.... Read more
Members of the Provincial Illegal Mining Task Team, National Unrest Deployment (Organize crime Unit) and Bokoni Protection Service have arrested two suspects aged 19 and 28 for illegal minin... Read more
A successful joint intelligence disruptive operation was conducted to target illegal miners and undocumented persons at Modikwa Platinum Mine in Driekop Policing area which led to the arrest... Read more
The police in Letsitele outside Tzaneen have arrested 28 suspects aged between 19 and 51 for illegal mining activities at Mulati in the Letsitele policing area. The suspects were arrested du... Read more
The suspected illegal mining kingpin, Cheng Liang Tom (48) appeared in the Northam Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 23 February 2023 in connection with illegal mining activities in Nort... Read more
A multi-disciplinary operation was conducted at Kortnek Shaft in Pongola on Tuesday, 26 October 2022. The team was following information about a group of people who are conducting illegal go... Read more
Nine suspects including an owner have been arrested for alleged illegal mining activities at a plot at Ten Acres, Randfontein today. The group’s illegal activities were brought to a ha... Read more
In a continued effort to both disrupt and eradicate illegal mining activities in the Johannesburg District policing precinct, police have yet again arrested 11 illegal miners and recovered a... Read more
