South Africa Digs Deep: Anti-Illegal Mining Operation Prospers

South Africa: Operation Prosper Records More Than 1 000 Arrests

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says Operation Prosper has resulted in the arrest of 1 080 people and the seizure of firearms, ammunition, explosives, gold and illegal mining equipment, as government intensifies efforts to dismantle illegal mining networks.

South Africa digs deep: Anti-illegal mining operation prospers

South Africa has made progress in tackling illegal mining, President Cyril Ramaphosa said while answering questions about Operation Prosper from the National Assembly.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says Operation Prosper, the joint deployment of the police and the army, has made various measurable progress to disrupt illegal mining. Answering oral questions in the National Assembly at Parliament on Tuesday afternoon, Ramaphosa told MPs that the operation has been impactful. Operation Prosper has been deployed since March to various communities in the Western and Eastern Cape, Gauteng and parts of North West to com…

Guns, gold and more than 1000 arrests, Ramaphosa hails Operation Prosper

Guns, gold and more than 1000 arrests, Ramaphosa hails Operation Prosper Zandile.Khumalo Tue, 08/25/2026 - 20:09 JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed Operation Prosper for making strides against illegal mining. He was addressing a question-and-answer session in the National Assembly on Tuesday. Ramaphosa said joint operations involving members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), the Department of Min…