A well-coordinated destructive Operation Vala Umgodi, which is comprised of various police disciplines, once again produced a successful results in Sabie this week. Illegal miners were left... Read more
A multidisciplinary Operation Vala Umgodi resulted in the arrest of thirty-three (33) foreign nationals who also suspected to be illegal miners in Germiston and Primrose, Ekurhuleni on Wedne... Read more
The disruptive illegal mining operations continue unabated in Kleinzee. On Thursday, 14 March 2024, whilst members of Operation Vala Umgodi executed waylay duties and vehicle check points th... Read more
The crackdown on illicit mining activities in Limpopo Province continues to intensify as Operation Vala Umgodi, a collaborative initiative between multiple law enforcement agencies, makes si... Read more
The Police in Lebowakgomo, as part of the ongoing High-Density Operation Vala Umgodi, have successfully apprehended four male suspects who are foreign nationals aged between 22 and 35 for en... Read more
The police in Gauteng arrested five more suspected illegal miners during Operation Vala Umgodi in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni District, on Wednesday, 06 March 2024. The integrated Operation Vala Um... Read more
The multi-disciplinary illegal mining operation “Vala Umgodi” continue to make inroads in disrupting and dismantling illegal mining activities in the province as sixteen suspecte... Read more
The multi-disciplinary illicit mining operation “Vala Umgodi” by SAPS, SANDF and Department of Home Affairs, arrested 12 suspects for alleged illegal mining and trespassing in Kl... Read more
Joint forces through disruptive Operation Vala Umgodi pounces on four illegal miners at Atok Village
The joint multi-disciplinary forces have on Sunday, 25 February 2024, arrested four male suspects for illegal mining and contravention of Immigration Act at Atok in Apel policing under Sekhu... Read more
The multidisciplinary and crime intelligence driven “Vala Umgodi” operations conducted between Friday, 16 February 2024 and Tuesday, 20 February 2024 by the Directorate for Prior... Read more













