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.

SINGAPORE – There will be 1,299 more certificates of entitlement (COEs) available for tender in the February to April period than in the preceding three months, marking an increase of 8.2 per cent.

As of Thursday, 78 bodies had been retrieved, and 246 zama zamas were rescued. However, a total of 1 907 illegal miners have surfaced since the launch of Operation Vala Umgodi in August last year ...

blaming the lack of control at SA’s borders. The vast majority of the zama zamas apprehended after they resurfaced are foreign nationals.

SINGAPORE: The overall supply of Certificates of Entitlement (COE) for the February to April period will go up by 8 per cent compared with the previous quarter, the Land Transport Authority said ...

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Rescue operations are in full swing at the disused mine in Stilfontein in the North West. Over 50 frail zama zamas as well as several bodies were brought to the surface on Tuesday afternoon. Watching ...

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 ...

The GLACY-e (Global Action on Cybercrime Enhanced) is a Joint project of the European Union (Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation instrument – NDICI-Global Europe) and the Council ...

Analysts estimate that around 30,000 "zama zama" miners are working in abandoned mines, producing up to 10% of the country’s gold output.

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