Police in Limpopo have arrested two illegal miners, a tipper truck driver and an operator, at the Wintervelt (Mahlakwena) dumping site.
Law enforcement officers and private security swooped on the area this week and found a group of people participating in illegal mining activities. Once spotted, the miners ran in all directions.
Police arrested the two suspects for illegal mining and confiscated a Mercedes Benz tipper truck and 01 Bell TLB.
They will soon appear before the Praktiseer Magistrate’s Court.
Police investigations are still continuing.
The Justice Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster recently claimed more than 4 000 arrests have been made for various offences related to illegal mining. It said between April and August more than 7 000 suspects involved in illegal mining were arrested for contravening immigration regulations.
Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa said there are gains in the battle against illegal mining and zama zamas.
“Illegal mining is linked to other crimes such as money laundering, bribery and corruption, illicit financial flows, human and weapons trafficking, and other forms of organized crime,” the president added.
Earlier this month, the president gave the green light to deploy 3 300 South African National Defence Forces (SANDF) soldiers for a six-month period to assist the Saps’ operations against illicit mining.
In other news – Big Brother Titans winner Khosi Twala on her fans gifting her over R500K since winning the show
Khosi Twala‘s dedicated fan base, called Khosi Reigns, continues to shower her with more money, apart from her receiving a $100,000 (about R1.6m) cash prize when crowned the Big Brother Titans winner.
The reality TV star recently had a luncheon organized by her fans in Rosebank where they showered her with many gifts and cash in the form of a money bouquet and a money cake. “My journey since Big Brother has been quite interesting. It has taken a great turn. I thought by now people would be over my winning or celebrating me, Read More
