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Update: 340 more illegal miners resurface, over 500 arrested so far
Update: 340 more illegal miners resurface, over 500 arrested so far! In an ongoing operation against illegal mining, a further…
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225 illegal miners arrested at abandoned mine shaft in Orkney, North West
225 illegal miners arrested at abandoned mine shaft in Orkney, North West! In a significant crackdown on illegal mining operations,…
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ANC condemns horrific tavern shooting in Kanana, North West
In the early hours of July 27, the Kanana Location near Orkney, North West, was rocked by a tragic incident…
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7 people killed in tavern shooting in North West
An indiscriminate shooting in a North West tavern has claimed the lives of seven people. Gunmen attacked the tavern in…
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President Ramaphosa sends condolences after deaths of 4 SANDF members in North West
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed sadness over the passing of four South African National Defence (SANDF) members in the North…
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Update: SANDF probing deaths of 4 soldiers near mine shaft in North West
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is investigating the deaths of four of its members who died in Orkney…
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4 SANDF soldiers die of possible carbon monoxide poisoning
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said an inquest has been opened by the South African Police Service (SAPS)…
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PICS: ANC MP’s house petrol bombed
The Kanana police near Orkney are investigating new cases of murder and attempted murder, arson, and malicious damage to property…
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Alleged zama zama gunned down in armed battle with authorities
A suspected illegal miner was gunned down and 28 others arrested in Orkney, near Klerksdorp in North West. A group…
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North West police recover 28 firearms in 5 days
Crime-combating operations in the North West have yielded success as police recovered 28 firearms from Saturday until Wednesday. Provincial police…
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Taxi driver who allegedly transported 87 suspected zama zamas out on bail
A taxi driver who allegedly transported 87 suspected illegal miners and supplied them with food in the North West has…
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2 earthquakes hit SA over the weekend
Residents of Tulbagh in the Western Cape and Orkney in the North West were left quaking after two earthquakes this…
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5 VBS-linked suspects appear in Orkney Magistrate’s Court
Five suspects linked to the VBS investigation are expected to appear in the Orkney Magistrate’s Court, in North West on…
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Suspects linked to at least 12 kidnappings in North West arrested
A swift investigation has led a multidisciplinary team, tasked to investigate kidnappings in the North West wherein hitch-hikers were the…
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2 dead, 5 injured in Carletonville accident
A man and woman were killed, while five others were injured, after two cars were involved in a head-on collision…
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100s of miners emerge after clashes between zama zama’s and North West police
Police are beefing up security at the Lawrence Park mine shaft ventilation in Orkney after a shootout between authorities and…
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At least 6 alleged illegal miners dead in Orkney shootout
At least six suspected illegal miners have been killed after a shootout between security officials and police in Orkney, North…
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10 of the 20 Orkney mine victims identified as Lesotho nationals
The police in the North West, with the help of the Lesotho government, have positively identified 10 of the 20…
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Names of some of the bodies found at Orkney mines set to be made public
The outcome of the identification process of some of the bodies discovered at an abandoned mine shaft in Orkney in…
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Families identify bodies of suspected zama zamas
Over half of the bodies of illegal miners found at a mine shaft in Orkney in the North West have…
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18 of 20 alleged zama zamas’ bodies found in Orkney yet to be identified
Nearly a week after a gruesome discovery of 20 bodies of suspected illegal miners wrapped in white bags, only two…
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Families of Zama zamas’ expected to identify bodies found in Orkney
North West Province police on Friday said the families of some of 20 men who found near an abandoned mine…
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Cops positively identify one of 20 zama zamas found in Orkney
North West police have on Friday made headway in their investigation relating to 20 suspected illegal mineworkers whose bodies were…
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20 bodies of suspected illegal miners found in North West
The bodies of twenty people, believed to be illegal miners, were found in Orkney, North West throughout this week. A…
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5 people die in head-on collision with fuel tanker
Five people died in the North West on Wednesday in a head-on collision between the sedan they were travelling in…
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Cops make R2.2 million dagga bust in roadblock near Klerksdorp
North West police have arrested a man for possession of drugs after more than 16 large bags of dagga were…
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Body of missing miner found underground in North West mine
The cause of death was unknown. The body of a missing miner has been found underground at Harmony Gold’s Moab…
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Mineworker dies after collapsing at mine entrance
The owners of the mine say that at this stage it is believed the mine worker died of natural causes.…
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NUM demands justice for miners
NUM is calling for an independent investigation after four mineworkers died at the Tau Lekoa mine in Orkney in the…
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Fourth miner’s body found
A fourth and final mineworker trapped at the Tau Lekoa mine in Orkney has been confirmed dead. The body was…
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Suspected illegal miners who surfaced with a dead body in court
Three suspected illegal miners who emerged from a shaft in Orkney with a dead body earlier this month are expected…
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Miners on fourth day of sit-in protest
Miners in the North West are locked in the fourth day of a sit-in at the mine. Orkney mineworkers are…
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