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Thoko Didiza admits Operation Vala Umgodi at Stilfontein mine presenting a dilemma for govt
Thoko Didiza admits Operation Vala Umgodi at Stilfontein mine presenting a dilemma for govt! The South African government’s efforts to…
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2 illegal miners rushed to hospital after being rescued from abandoned Stilfontein mine
2 illegal miners rushed to hospital after being rescued from abandoned Stilfontein mine! Efforts to rescue illegal miners trapped in…
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Police Minister Mchunu dismisses calls for illegal Stilfontein miners not to be arrested when they resurface
Police Minister Mchunu dismisses calls for illegal Stilfontein miners not to be arrested when they resurface! Police Minister Senzo Mchunu…
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Police discover the bodies of 8 suspected illegal miners in Roodepoort open veld
Eight bodies of suspected illegal miners have been found in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg. Robertville community members stumbled upon the…
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Bodies of suspected zama zamas discovered
Four bodies believed to be those of illegal miners have been discovered outside an illegal mine. Police have deployed teams…
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Over 90 illegal miners netted during police operation in North West
North West police have arrested 94 illegal miners in Scheerpoort, near the Haartebeesport dam, after they were found in possession…
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Four alleged illegal miners shot, killed in Kagiso
Four alleged illegal miners have been shot and killed during a shooting incident near City informal settlement in Kagiso on…
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6 suspected illegal miners arrested while digging underground
Six individuals suspected of engaging in illegal mining were arrested after they were found digging in Muchipisi village, Limpopo. Police…
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Over 300 suspected illegal miners nabbed through Operation Shanela
Gauteng law enforcement has nabbed over 300 undocumented and suspected illegal miners in the last five days during Operation Shanela…
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Gauteng police arrest hundreds of illegal miners around Boksburg
Police have arrested hundreds of illegal miners in operations around Boksburg. However, there are concerns that many will find their…
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More than 300 more soldiers called in to fight crime and zama zamas in the Free State
395 members of the SA National Defence Force will be sent to the Free State to help fight the scourge…
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AFU obtains preservation order against property of alleged illegal miners
The Asset Forfeiture Unit in Kimberley in the Northern Cape has obtained a preservation order against the property of alleged…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledges difficulties caused by zama zamas in Gauteng
African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged what he referred to as the difficulties of zama zamas (illegal…
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Zama Zamas arrested in Sekhukhune
Four suspected illegal miners have been arrested at an old mining shaft at Atok in Sekhukhune, Limpopo. Police spokesperson Malesela…
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Illegal miners continue mining despite death of 13 Zama Zamas
Illegal miners at Kleinzee, in the northern where 13 miners died underground when a mine collapsed earlier this week, have…
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Police blame illegal miners from Lesotho for violent Riverlea attacks
Police Minister Bheki Cele has put the blame on violence linked to illegal mining in Riverlea, south of Johannesburg, on…
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DA suggests formalising small-scale mining to prevent illegal activity
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said it was time to look at formalizing small-scale mining to prevent incidents like the Boksburg…
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Residents demand swift investigation into Boksburg gas leak
Residents of Angelo Informal settlement have described the horror of seeing bodies strewn across the area moments after a gas…
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No hope of retrieving Free State miners’ bodies anytime soon
Authorities still don’t know when the bodies of suspected illegal miners will be retrieved from a disused Free State mine.…
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31 dead zama zamas believed to be Lesotho nationals
The bodies of at least 39 suspected illegal miners have been found in less than 24 hours. 31 of them…
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