South African Police Arrest 1,000 Undocumented Miners in Mpumalanga Sweep

In a large-scale crackdown on illegal mining, South African police announced on Friday the arrest of approximately 1,000 undocumented migrants operating in unlicensed gold mines in Mpumalanga province. The week-long operation targeted the Sheba Mine area near the village of Barberton, close to the borders of Eswatini and Mozambique. According…