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Operation Vala Umgodi; Navigating the tenuous line between law enforcement and humanitarianism

By Vusuthando Percyvil Dube In a government-led crackdown against illegal mining, Operation Vala Umgodi has brought both dramatic rescues and troubling consequences to the force. Launched on October 18, 2024, the operation, which employs over 3,000 soldiers from the South African Defense Force (SADF) in collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS), aims to eradicate the illicit mining operations, predominantly undertaken by the Zama Zama—or illegal miners—who exploit abandoned […]

today18 November 2024

International News

Help reaches Thai cave boys after days trapped underground

Food and medical help reached 13 members of a Thai youth football team found rake thin but alive, huddled on a ledge deep inside a flooded cave nine days after they went missing, as the focus turned Tuesday to how to get them out. The Thai military said it is providing months’ worth of food and diving lessons to the boys, discovered kilometres into the pitch-black and waterlogged Tham Luang […]

today3 July 2018

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