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News24 reports that police in Mpumalanga have arrested an additional 24 suspected illegal miners in Barberton, where almost 500 suspects were arrested over the weekend.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Donald Mdhluli said the recent arrests brought the total number of suspects to 518 since the beginning of Operation Vala Umgodi in the area. He indicated that the 24 individuals would join 494 suspects in court soon. Meanwhile, the initial group of suspects appeared in the Barberton Magistrate’s Court on Monday. They appeared in 10 groups of 50 and were charged with trespassing, illegal possession of gold-bearing material and contravening the Immigration Act. Mdhluli advised that there were no fatalities recorded during the operation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Tankiso Makhetha at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
- Read too, ‘Don’t repeat Stilfontein mine tragedy in Mpumalanga', at SowetanLive
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