The Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu is expected to visit the Stilfontein Mine in the North West where thousands of zama zamas ...

It is part of the police's Vala Umgodi, or Close the Hole, operation to combat illegal mining. It includes cutting off ...

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said it will conduct a fact-finding mission on Thursday after receiving ...

The SAHRC North West’s manager, Shirley Mlombo, said the office had received a complaint and they would be looking into it.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has announced, through Operation Vala Umgodi, that since 18 October 2024, 1 004 ...

South Africa’s North West was the proverbial “happy hunting ground” for soldiers deployed as part of the SA Army Light Modern ...

North West police have confirmed the number of illegal miners who resurfaced from abandoned shafts in Stilfontein has reached ...

POTCHEFSTROOM - The ongoing “Vala Umgodi” operation in the Bojanala Platinum District continues to achieve successes. This after members stopped a white Nissan bakkie and arrested four suspects (males ...

Community members have expressed dissatisfaction with the handling of Operation Vala Umgodi, which successfully brought over 500 illegal miners trapped underground for months to the surface.

KIMBERLEY - Members of Operation Vala Umgodi in the Frances Baard District confiscated a significant amount of diesel at a house in Phuthanang in Kimberley.

Since Saturday (2/11), Operation Vala Umgodi has led to the arrest of more than 600 illegal miners in the Platinum Province alone. Police have vowed to continue the camp down. The latest arrests were ...

Fifty-five of the illegal miners arrested in North West await deportation after having appeared in court. While charges ...