Miners are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities after police closed off the ...

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said it will conduct a fact-finding mission on Thursday after receiving ...

There is still at least 4 000 illegal miners still trapped inside one of the abandoned mine shaft which is the centre of ...

After over 1,000 Zama Zamas surfaced from a North-West mine, charges have been dropped against 55, while cops have nabbed ...

Operation Vala Umgodi, led by the SA Police Service and SA National Defence Force, aimed at curbing illegal mining, seems to be what could eventually get the illegal miners back to the surface for ...

Containers found at the house in Kimberley. Picture: Supplied/Saps The South African Police Services (Saps) members of Operation Vala Umgodi in the Frances Baard District confiscated multiple ...

In another unrelated incident, members involved in Operation Vala Umgodi in the Frances Baard District, confiscated a significant amount of diesel at a house in Phuthanang in Kimberley, Northern Cape.

The group is part of over 1,000 Zama Zamas which resurfaced from an inoperational shaft between 18 October and 5 November Police arrested nine suspects in Vala Umgodi operations this week while the ...