By REGINALD KANYANE
18 December 2024 – A total of six illegal miners were placed under arrest today, for illegal mining, trespassing and contravention of the Immigration Act, 2002. This comes after four illegal miners resurfaced at Margaret Shaft and the other two were pulled out at Buffels Shaft No. 11.
The North West police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said they comprise three Lesotho, two Zimbabwe and one Mozambique undocumented foreign nationals. Mokgwabone said in addition to the stipulated charges, one of the suspects will be charged for possession of gold bearing material.
āAll of them are still being processed. The Vala Umgodi operations continue in the province,ā he said.
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