Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of an additional 1100 soldiers from the SANDF to aid police in the fight against illegal mining.

Vhembe District Police and Mopani Anti-Illegal Mining Teams executed Operation Vala Umgodi to combat illegal mining at Muchipisi village.

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

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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.

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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.

Forty-three (43) suspects who were caught in the act of illegal mining are expected to appear before court on Thursday, 13 April.

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The illegal miners had mining equpment, gold bearing material, two mini buses, eleven firearms, and 400 cartridges of ammunition.

Police slushed out 16 illegal miners from underground in the North West.

Hawks spokesperson Tlangelani Rikhotso says the team followed up on information regarding the alleged illegal mining activities.

One South African, three Mozambicans, and three Zimbabweans were arrested for suspected illegal mining activities

A man was arrested for being in possession of R500,000 worth of chrome that he said was gathered by illegal miners

According to Limpopo authorities, the alleged illegal miners became trapped underground and eventually suffocated

Police recovered military explosive devices and equipment after following up on information that it would be delivered to illegal miners

Zama Zama illegal mining kingpins to spend Christmas behind bars after they were denied bail for the second time

The police said no foul play is suspected at this stage. The bodies were found in an active mine in the Krugersdorp area.

One of the arrested illegal mining kingpins was denied bail after he was proven to be a dishonest man by the court

Nearly of half of the alleged zama-zamas are foreign nationals who authorities suspect are in the country illegally

The Department of Mineral Resources has welcomed the arrests of 20 people suspected of being illegal miners in Stilfontein, North West

Police Minister Bheki Cele to visit the mine shaft in the North West where heavily armed miners were apprehended today

The Hawks made six arrests in an early morning operation in Carletonville and Khutsong , Gauteng on Tuesday.

An AK-47 with ammunition wrapped in a dusty brown blanket was seized when the disruption of illegal mining activity resumed

The Gauteng police operation O Kae Molao uncovered a massive illegal mining plant with 14 undocumented foreign nationals.

Police want to ensure that the recently arrested illegal miners remain behind bars for defying orders by authorities about illegal mining

Local authorities arrived at the scene on Wednesday and say the victims are suspected zama-zamas who were shot, stabbed and burnt to death

Thirteen-year-old boy was among illegal miners who were nabbed with explosives following a disruptive operation

Locals reportedly clashed with suspected zama-zamas, even destroying shacks used by them for their illegal activities

Calls are being made for the SA government to put together a specialist mining police unit to crack down on illegal miners.

Authorities in Limpopo say they’ll continue with their drive to clamp down on illegal mining after arresting nearly 60 suspects recently

Mawela commended specialised operational units deployed in the West Rand that have ensured the arrest of 110 suspects

Thethile Master Boyce would transport the illegal miners to and from the mine and also transported their food.

A total of 30 volunteers from mining affected communities across the country plan to camp outside Parliament on 16 August over mining issues

A law enforcement team described as ‘high powered’ will be engaging with residents in Krugersdorp regarding illegal mining.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says teams have been set up to ‘deal with’ illegal mining and zama zamas in South Africa.

COSATU believes that Government is complicit in the current state of mines and illegal activities that are taking place in the country.

Four illegal miners were arrested after they were caught with minerals worth over R150 000 as well as trucks and other equipment in Limpopo.

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Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela led a joint operation which has seen the arrest of 46 illegal miners

With over 3000 supporters so far, the DA has started an online petition that seeks intervention to collapse illegal mining on the West Rand

The Hawks arrested six suspects, including a 77-year-old man, for possession of gold-bearing material and illegal mining in Mpumalanga.

Limpopo SAPS arrested 24 illegal miners in the Sekhukhune District and confiscated equipment and over R16 000 in cash.

Unlicensed firearms and 570 live rounds of ammunition were seized from the illegal miners who are also illegal immigrants from Lesotho.

The case against the 87 illegal miners who were arrested following a shootout in October 2021 has been postponed for pre-trial conferencing.

The alleged illegal miners reportedly asked the management of an Orkney mine to help them return to the surface as they were starving.

Government has been accused of dragging its feet when it comes to properly criminalising illegal mining in South Africa.

A suspected illegal miner was shot dead during a shootout with police in Ekurhuleni. Eleven others were arrested.

Police swopped on six alleged illegal miners in dawn raids on eight premises in Gauteng and North West provinces on Thursday.

A multidisciplinary team led by the Hawks descended on an alleged illegal mining operation in Orkney, North West on Wednesday night. Six people were fatally wounded in the shootout.

Havoc and carnage struck Orkney, North West. 300 illegal miners, aka the “Zama Zamas,” attacked security to release underground fellow miners.

Police confirmed that they are investigating the wrapped-up body – suspected to be linked to illegal mining- that was found in Benoni on Sunday.

A total of 37 illegal diamond miners were arrested this week during several recent police operations in the Namakwa district.

Police have recently arrested a group of 21 illegal miners during a sting operation in Dientjie, Pilgrim’s Rest, and Sabie.

The EMPD officer who was shot and killed during a shootout with ‘illegal miners’ would have been honored with a service medal.

The bodies of twenty men suspected to be illegal miners commonly known as “zama zamas, were found in white plastic bags in Orkney.

Miners have descended on the area near Ladysmith amidst social media reports of a diamond rush after people posted photos on Facebook.

A fight between two groups of suspected illegal miners in Mpumalanga left 4 people dead. The bodies of the deceased were recovered from the mineshaft where they were dumped, on Wednesday.

The suspects, including two teenagers, will be applying for bail on Thursday, 31 December 2020

These arrests represent the North West policing unit’s intensified efforts to clamp down on illicit mining activity and illegal immigration in the province.

Police said the gruesome discovery was made on Thursday.

Ten tons of gold-bearing material seized and two people arrested at illegal gold-processing facility.