On 10 July 2025, the South African Police Service reported that they had arrested 512 suspects during Operation Vala Umgodi in the month of June. “Nationwide Vala Umgodi operations continue to ...

The illegal mining equipment frequently seized by the SAPS’s Vala Umgodi task team in Burgersfort was officially destroyed on July 8. In a decisive move to combat illegal mining, the SAPS in ...

Five people, aged between 19 and 25, were apprehended in Middleburg during Operation Vala Umgodi for allegedly contravening South Africa’s Immigration Act. According to Captain Mpho Nonyane-Mpe, the ...

Five suspected illegal miners have been arrested at Atok and Ga-Phasha villages outside Burgersfort in Limpopo. Police spokesperson Masekela Magoro says a driver was arrested for allegedly illegally ...

On Tuesday (2/6), a coordinated operation led to the surprise discovery of four individuals actively engaged in illicit ...

A coordinated series of operations conducted under Operation Vala Umgodi has led to multiple arrests across several provinces for offences including illegal mining, possession of unlicensed firearms, ...

THE Minerals Council SA has called on the South African government to approve a dedicated illegal mining strategy as precious ...

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Launched in December 2023, Operation Vala Umgodi—which translates to “Fill the Hole”—was introduced as a coordinated response to the country’s worsening illegal mining crisis.

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