South African police arrest 565 illegal miners

South African police arrest 565 illegal miners

South African police on Sunday say 340 illegal miners were arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water. This...

More than 500 illegal miners forced out of shafts in North West

Police spokesperson says Operation Vala Umgodi is yielding positive results

South African police arrest 225 illegal miners

South African police on Sunday said that 225 illegal miners were arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water. Blocked routes The miners, known locally as “zama zamas” (“those who try” in Zulu), resurfaced from a mine in Orkney, a gold mining town in the Klerksdorp district of the North West Province. A police spokesperson told AFP on Sunday that the men had been arrested. They were forced out “as a …

More than 500 ‘starving and dehydrated’ illegal miners flushed out from shafts in North West

Acting police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya said the operation was yielding positive results across the country.

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News24 | More than 200 illegal miners arrested after being forced to the surface due to hunger, dehydration

More than 200 illegal miners have been arrested after they resurfaced from underground due to hunger and dehydration in Orkney, North West province.