South Africa arrests over 200 in illegal mining crackdown
8 Jul 2026, 09:06 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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South African security forces have arrested more than 200 people, most of them undocumented foreign nationals, in a major raid targeting illegal mining. The operation took place on Tuesday at a gold mine shaft west of Johannesburg.