Tag: illegal mining

Seven suspected illegal miners were arrested on Saturday in Driekop outside Burgersfort, Limpopo. Police spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo says they also ...

The bodies of two illegal miners trapped underground at Bogalatladi village outside Bugerfort in Limpopo are yet to be retrieved.

Gauteng police have confirmed that two more bodies have been found at a mine in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg. This ...

Gauteng police say at this stage they do not suspect foul play following the discovery of 19 bodies at a ...

Rape charges against 14 suspects who were accused of raping eight women in Krugersdorp have been dropped.

The Mineral Resources Department says it has put in place collaborative measures to deal with illegal mining in the country.

Parliament's portfolio committees of Mineral Resources and Energy, Police and Home Affairs are calling for the complete demolition of all ...

The Democratic Alliance in Mpumalanga alleges that illegal mining activities are taking place at the Gupta-owned Optimum Coal Mine in ...

Police Minister Bheki Cele will on Tuesday visit the crime scene where 24 firearms were seized following a takedown operation ...

The Hawks in Limpopo say more operations will be conducted to fight the scourge of illegal mining in the province.

Following a clamp down on illegal mining in the mineral-rich Burgersfort area, residents in the area are calling for the ...

Six suspects linked to illegal mining in Carletonville and Khutsong west of Johannesburg are expected to appear in the Carletonville ...

Calls have been mounting during a National Assembly debate in the Good Hope Chamber in Parliament, to intensify the fight ...

The government has been urged to establish a specialist mining police unit to combat and prevent illegal mining.

The case against 81 suspects who were arrested in Krugersdorp last weekend will resume in the Krugersdorp Magistrates Court on ...

A high-powered law enforcement team will visit Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, on Saturday.

The head of the criminology department at the University of Limpopo, professor Jaco Barkhuizen has attributed the scenes unfolding in ...

Choko Five Movement, an organisation base in Kagiso, says illegal mining in the area is bigger than just the zama ...

Scores of disgruntled residents from Mogale City, west of Johannesburg, have taken it upon themselves to "rid the area" of ...

The African National Congress (ANC) has vowed to highlight and address challenges posed by illegal miners also known as zama ...