Professor Firoz Cachalia, the Acting Minister of Police and Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi, the Premier of the North West province, are expected to visit Kgosi Andrew Nkoana Mogale and Bapo ba Mogale Traditional Council, on Monday.
The visit follows the arrest of 21 illegal miners in Bapong village, near Brits, in just one week.
The police said in a statement, the visit forms part of government’s ongoing efforts to find a lasting solution to illegal mining activities in Bapong and surrounding areas.
Heavy machinery was seized by the Crime Combatting Team, during Thursday’s and Saturday’s arrests.
In the latest incident, on Saturday, suspects were arrested at Sarajevo Section, Legalaopeng, and Modderspruit Villages in the policing precinct of Mooinooi, for the contravention of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), and for contravention of Section 49 (1)(a) of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002).
11 suspects were arrested on Friday, 12 December 2025, and a Toyota LDV, loaded with chrome-bearing material as well as other mining equipment, seized.
Before that, a suspect was arrested on Saturday, 13 December 2025, with a truck containing chrome-bearing material.
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