The proliferation of “galamsey”—illicit gold mining and smuggling—has increasingly attracted criminal networks that rely on coercion and co-option to undermine security, the rule of law, and legitimate businesses.
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Ghana’s main opposition party has reacted with anger after one of its most influential leaders was sentenced to 20 years in jail, with hard labour, for illegal mining offences.
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Five suspects were arrested for the alleged illegal sale of a pangolin in Malmesbury in the Western Cape.
Two South African soldiers died on Friday after falling down a mine shaft during an operation targeting illicit mining, a police spokeswoman said.
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Accra, July 15, GNA – Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister of Lands and Natural Ree menace of illegal mining (galamsey) in the country
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has condemned illegal initiation schools, reports EWN. Hlabisa said that they undermine the integrity of the traditional practice through criminal activities. Since the start of the 2026 winter initiation season, 180 initiates have been rescued from bogus schools. 75 others have been hospitalised since the winter customary initiation…
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Velenkosini Hlabisa has condemned illegal initiation schools.
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