Vala Umgodi task team

Mining

Illegal Mining | Hunger, dehydration force illegal miners to re-surface

Illegal mining is again on the police’s radar with the Vala Umgodi task teams in the North West stamping the authority of the state. 225 illegal miners were arrested in the North West after they emerged from an old mining shaft in Orkney due to starvation and dehydration. Hunger and dehydration force illegal miners to re-surface Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda…