Saps and SANDF arrested 30 suspects in Mohlakeng during Operation Prosper and seized generators, jackhammers and explosives as part of a crackdown on illegal mining.
Thirty people have been arrested in Mohlakeng on Gauteng’s West Rand after a joint police and military operation uncovered equipment allegedly linked to illegal mining activities....
The NIU fatally wounded a wanted illegal mining kingpin in a Carletonville tracing operation. An AK-47 and 125 rounds were seized, police said.
Gauteng police shot dead a wanted illegal mining kingpin in Carletonville after he allegedly pointed an AK-47 at officers during an NIU tracing operation; weapons seized.
Six suspected illegal miners were found shot dead on a mountain in Mashobote, near Ngodwana. Police say detectives have been deployed and an investigation is under...
The DMPR confirmed 14 suspected illegal miners died at a Rustenburg site that lies within the boundaries of a valid mining permit. Search and rescue and...
South Africans have been given an opportunity to help shape several proposed changes to the country’s laws, with the government calling on the public, civil society,...
Police in Mpumalanga arrested 24 suspects during operations in Pilgrim’s Rest between 29 July and 10 August 2026, seizing mining equipment and suspected gold.
Fourteen illegal miners died and scores were injured at a disused mine in Nkaneng near Rustenburg, police confirmed. Provincial commissioner was en route to the scene.
Two suspected illegal miners were fatally wounded after allegedly opening fire on Gauteng police in Roodepoort on 28 July 2026; firearms, including an AK-47, were seized.