The South African government spent just over R30 million retrieving suspects involved in illegal mining at the Buffelsfontein ...

PRETORIA - Police say they've already spent over R30 million in the Stilfontein operation. That's according to North West ...

The North West has registered a 3.9% drop in the number of criminal cases reported, although illegal mining remains a thorn ...

North West police have dismissed reports that illegal mining kingpin James “Tiger” Tsoaeli, who escaped from custody in Stilfontein, has died. Tsoaeli resurfaced from a shaft at the Buffelsfontein ...

Four National Intervention Unit (NIU) officers, part of Operation Vala Umgodi at Stilfontein, appeared in court for aiding an ...

South Africa's mining industry faces a crisis, with over 6,000 abandoned mines posing safety risks and economic challenges ...

Lesufi also praised SAPS initiatives like Operation Shanela and Okae Molao. Illegal mining has continued to be a scourge on community safety in Gauteng. High-profile cases like the Stilfontein ...

The rescue operation in Sabie is separate from another illegal mining incident in Stilfontein in North West Province, where over 1,000 illegal miners have been underground for weeks. A court order ...

"We have indicated that as the SAPS, we have to verify this ... The situation at the disused mine shafts in Stilfontein has been developing since August 2024, when small groups of illegal ...