I”Vala Umgodi” iholela ekuboshweni kwabavukuzi abangekho emthethweni abangama-94 eScheerpoort

Emizamweni wokubambisana oqhutshwa ubuhlakani bobugebengu kanye nendlela yokwenza izinto eziningi, i-Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation isebenzise u-Operation “Vala Umgodi” ngoLwesine, Februwari 1, 2024, e-Scheerpoort eduze nase-Hartbeespoortdam.

Lo mkhankaso ububandakanya izinhlaka ezahlukene zomthetho, okubalwa kuzo iNational Intervention Unit (NIU), Special Task Force (STF), Tactical Response Team (TRT), Public Order Police (POP), South African National Defence Force (SANDF), Air Wing, Iyunithi Elikhweziwe, Isikhungo Sendawo Yokuqopha Ubugebengu (LCRC), Iyunithi ye-K9, Amaphoyisa Abonakalayo, i-ER24, kanye nezokuphepha zeHarmony Gold Mine.

Lo msebenzi wawugxilwe endaweni enezintaba epulazini lapho imibiko yayibonisa ukuthi kwakwenziwa izimayini zegolide ezingekho emthethweni. Bangu-94 abavukuzi abangenazo izincwadi ezisemthethweni, ikakhulukazi abokufika abavela eZimbabwe naseMozambique, ababanjwe ngesikhathi kuqhubeka lo msebenzi.

Kushaqwe izinto ezinkulu ngesikhathi kuboshwa laba, okuhlanganisa nenqwaba yezinto ezinegolide kanye namajeneretha angu-139 anenani elilinganiselwa ku-R1.3 million.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, abomthetho bashaqe izigayo ezingu-24, izigayo ezingu-95, izando, amashizolo, amapiki, amafosholo, amathoshi okusika, amabhodlela egesi, izigayo zikagesi, amaphenduka neziqhumane.

Abasolwa bazovela eNkantolo yeMantshi yaseBrits ngoMsombuluko, ngo-February 5, 2024. Amacala abangase babhekane nawo ahlanganisa imisebenzi yezimayini engekho emthethweni, ukutholakala nezinsiza ezebiwe kanye nokwephula imithetho yabokufika.

ULieutenant General Sello Kwena, uKhomishana wesiFundazwe saseNyakatho Ntshonalanga, uncome umzamo wokusebenzisana wethimba lezinhlaka ezehlukene, egcizelela ukuzinikela nokubambisana kwabo okuholele ekuboshweni ngempumelelo kanye nokubanjwa okubalulekile. ULieutenant General Kwena uthe lolu hlelo luthumela isexwayiso esiqinile sokuthi abomthetho, ngokubambisana nezinhlaka ezahlukene, ngeke bazame ukubhekana nezinkinga zokumbiwa kwezimayini ngokungemthetho esifundeni.

Ukumba izimayini ngokungemthetho kube yinselelo eqhubekayo ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zaseNingizimu Afrika, futhi imisebenzi efana nethi “Vala Umgodi” ikhombisa ukuzibophezela kukahulumeni ekubhekaneni nalolu daba ngqo.

Ukuzibandakanya kwama-ejensi amaningi kugcizelela ukubaluleka kwendlela ebumbene yokulwa nobugebengu obuhleliwe kanye nokuvikela imithombo yemvelo ebalulekile yezwe.