Illegal mining

Hawks arrest three illegal miners and seized mining equipment worth over R3.5 million

Limpopo – Three suspected illegal miners were arrested at Bohalatladi in Apel policing area in Limpopo on Monday evening... Read more

25 Jan

WATCH | SA Police Minister Bheki Cele orders full clean up… deploys specialised unit to battle illegal mining

Cape Town – Police Minister Bheki Cele has reportedly announced the deployment of a national intervention unit and tactical... Read more

8 Aug, 2022

Landowner, 97 illegal miners held on Gauteng farm… unlicensed firearms, 570 rounds of ammunition seized

Cape Town – Police reportedly arrested a 62-year-old landowner and 97 illegal miners in Heidelberg, Gauteng on Monday after receiving... Read more

19 Jul, 2022

Burkina illegal mine blast death toll rises to 63

Ouagadougou – The death toll from an accidental explosion at an illegal gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso rose on... Read more

24 Feb, 2022

Police probe death of 20 bodies near vacant mines in SA

South African police say they have opened inquest dockets after 20 unidentified bodies were found in the gold mining... Read more

17 Jun, 2021