This week, South African Police detained over 90 suspected illegal miners in a targeted operation against unlawful mining activities.

Police have arrested more than 95 undocumented foreign nationals for illegal mining in Gauteng and Limpopo province.

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SAPS urges public vigilance after arresting five undocumented foreign nationals for illegal mining in Limpopo.

In a decisive move against illegal mining activities, the South African army executed raids targeting unauthorized miners.

Security forces have arrested scores of people in a crackdown on illegal mining as President Cyril Ramaphosa said SA was “tired of crime”.

SANDF will be going toe to toe in their fight against illegal mining. Parliament has assured that they have the right weapons for the job

Watch news in a minute for a summary of Gauteng Police arrested 50 suspected illegal miners in Roodepoort.

Following a raid in Roodepoort, 50 suspects were arrested for suspected illegal mining after being found with tools used for illegal mining along with suspected gold bearing material and mercury.

Three suspects aged between 21 and 35 were arrested for alleged illegal mining. The trio were nabbed on Tuesday 15 August 2023.

The community of Riverlea is up in arms over illegal mining and has threatened to take the law into their own hands

JRA said the temporary closure is for safety reasons due to the impact of illegal mining activity affecting the bridge embankment.

The area infested by Zama-zama gangs was raided by the police specialised units who arrested suspects with dangerous weapons.

Fearless gun-wielding Zama-Zamas have challenged Minister of Police Bheki Cele to deploy something better than the police.

The Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele said specialised units will be deployed in Riverlea, currently tormented by Zama-Zama gangs.

Watch news in a minute for a summary of Five dead in Johannesburg shootout between rival illegal mining gangs.

At least 20 zama zamas were wounded and five killed following a gun battle last night in Riverlea, west of Johannesburg.

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DA’s Nico de Jager wants multi-governmental departments to intervene on the illegal mining crisis which causes financial strain on government

Multiple sinkholes resulted in the temporary closure of three lands in Roodepoort after illegal miners dug a tunnel under the road.

One person was killed in Braamfischerville in Soweto when the explosion occurred. The incident was quickly linked to illegal mining.

Artisanal small-scale mining has a long history in Ghana, contributing significantly to the country’s gold production.

A 22-year-old was arrested after police in Gauteng discovered an illegal gold refinery laboratory worth R3m of gold-bearing material.

Police managed to arrest three illegal miners aged 27, 29 and 55 years and confiscated mining equipment that included 45 power generators.

Upon their arrival at the informal settlement, the officers were met with a barrage of gunfire from the male and female suspects.