Operation Prosper nets 30 foreigners, haul of mining gear in West Rand crackdown [VIDEO]

The South African Police Service (Saps) and the South African National Defence Force (Sand) have netted 30 suspects and a haul of illegal mining equipment, as Operation Prosper intensifies efforts to dismantle the syndicates driving Gauteng’s zama‑zama crisis.

Video: Saps Environmental law Meanwhile, Mpumalanga environmental law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders are fighting illegal mining, which is engulfing heritage sites, according to the MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs, Brenda Moeketsi.

Although mining is not allowed in the area, the environmental law enforcement agencies have been fighting illegal miners there for a long time.