But the work of police and the army is far from over. The Department of Mineral Resources is expected to rehabilitate the shafts before the SAPS concludes Operation Vala Umgodi in May.

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Colonel Sinothi Ndaba of the Benoni SAPS and deputy district commissioner Brigadier Lebohang Machakela, confirmed on January 23, that the illegal mining operation would start today. The illegal ...

Over 50 frail zama zamas, as well as several bodies, were brought to the surface on Tuesday afternoon (14 January). Watching from a distance with other journalists at the scene, forensic workers ...

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The final phase of a plan to shut down the illicit mining network kicked off on Monday with a cage sent down to retrieve the first group of zama zamas. This is the first time Mantashe is visiting ...

The recovery of the remains comes as mine rescue teams kick off an intense operation to retrieve zama zamas occupying the abandoned shaft 11. The operation is the final phase of the government ...

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Teddy and Andy Leonard watched helplessly from their nearby home as cameras posted on the deck of the Reel Inn Malibu showed blazing fires approaching the back of their famous fish shack ...

The South African Police Service revealed that a large number of the miners that emerged from the Stilfontein Mine were Mozambican Zimbabweans made up the second largest group of the zama zamas ...