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Sending food and water down the disused mine shafts at Stilfontein, North West, is not helping the situation as the unknown number of illegal miners have remained holed up, according to MEC for Community Safety, Wessels Morweng. IOL reported on Monday that the High Court in Pretoria had dismissed the application brought by non-governmental organisation, […]
The Kimberley Serious Organised Crime Investigation team, along with De Aar Public Order Policing and Home Affairs’ Immigration Office, apprehended 26 illegal miners in Niekerkshoop, Northern Cape. Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (Hawks) spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Tebogo Thebe said the law enforcement team pounced on the gang after receiving information about illicit mining activities at […]
All three spheres of government might collaborate to pool resources and funds for the rescue operation. A plan is in place to rescue illegal miners trapped in an abandoned shaft in Stilfontein, North West although authorities are keeping the details under wraps. The South African Police Service (Saps) and other law enforcement agencies are locked […]