Operation Vala Umgodi in the Northern Cape continues to assert the authority of the state through various crime-fighting initiatives, conducted between Monday, 18 August and Saturday, 23 Aug... Read more

Nationwide Vala Umgodi Operations continue its relentless efforts to combat illegal mining and associated criminal activities across the country. This week’s operations, carried out be... Read more

The Operation Vala Umgodi task teams in the five districts of Limpopo, through strategic multidisciplinary efforts, achieved remarkable breakthroughs in the fight against illegal mining and... Read more

Operation Vala Umgodi continues to yield positive results, and this time around, members apprehended 38 suspects, aged between 19 and 54 during an intelligence driven operation conducted at... Read more

The astute members deployed under Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga netted eight suspects on 25 May 2025, in the Barberton area. Amongst the arrested suspects, seven were found to be undoc... Read more

Seven (07) suspects aged between 20 and 50 were arrested for illegal mining and contravention of immigration act following operations Vala Umgodi conducted at all the districts in the provin... Read more

Ten suspects aged between 22 and 39 were nabbed for possession of gold bearing material and alleged illegal mining. The suspects were arrested on Wednesday, 02 April 2025 during Operation Va... Read more