Blocking off food and water supplies leads to arrests of hundreds of illegal miners

About 565 illegal miners had resurfaced from underground in Orkney by midday on Sunday as a result of starvation and dehydration 03 November 2024 – 17:35 Operation Vala Umgodi, which was launched in December last year to fight illegal mining, has seen 13,691 suspects arrested in the seven provinces that are hotspots for these activities. ..