South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Acting national police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, praised the teams on the ground, saying Operation Vala Umgodi won’t back down until illegal mining was stamped out entirely.

The Acting National Commissioner of the SAPS, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, commended the Vala Umgodi task teams in the North West for asserting the authority of the state. Sibiya stated ...