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
In a quest to address the perpetual illicit mining activities in the Namakwa District, the Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Policing in the Northern Cape, Maj Gen Luntu Ngubelanga in conju... Read more
The operations to combat illegal mining in Gauteng Province continue to intensify as police arrests 36 people, including undocumented foreign nationals who are also suspected to be illegal m... Read more
An illicit mining operation was planned and conducted around Myakayaka village, Maake policing precinct in Mopani District on Thursday 09 November 2023 at about 09:00, resulting in the arres... Read more
The National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola together with Deputy National Commissioner for Policing, Lt Gen Mosikili are visiting various IllegalMining operations being co... Read more
In a concerted effort to combat illegal mining operations, the SAPS Illegal Mining Task Team in Sekhukhune District carried out a successful operation on Wednesday 18 October 2023, resulting... Read more
A suspect (43) is due to appear before the Sabie Magistrate Court on Tuesday, 12 September 2023 after he was intercepted by the Nelspruit based Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation te... Read more