KIMBERLEY - Operation Vala Umgodi continues to clamp down and squeeze the operating space for illegal mining and other criminal activities taking place in the Frances Baard and Namakwa districts.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ Commission) has noted reports regarding the ongoing operation “Vala Umgodi” ...

Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a ...

As authorities await for illegal miners trapped at the Stilfontein Gold Mine to resurface, the Gauteng High Court issued an ...

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

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

There is still at least 4 000 illegal miners still trapped inside one of the abandoned mine shaft which is the centre of ...

#sapsGP [ILLEGAL MINING] Today, members attached to Operation Vala Umgodi descended on Harry Gwala informal settlement near Benoni where an illegal immigrant was arrested after he was found in ...

South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an ...

Explore the harrowing realities faced by illegal miners in Stilfontein, South Africa, as government operations prioritise ...