SC0008
Illicit Mining Task Team funding
Task team funded R294M (FY) → R738M (next year). Same-entity amount discrepancy in testimony.
4 events0 contradictions
People in this scheme
Timeline of events
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19 January 2024
A meeting was held on 19 January 2024 to discuss concerns about Zama Zama activity and the seizure of firearms from EMPD officers — showing the intersection of illicit mining enforcement and the EMPD misconduct thread.
subject matter: concerns regarding Zama Zama's and seizure of firearms of EMPD officers
subject matter: Yes, I confirm that.
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December 2024
An illegal mining kingpin — reportedly a Lesotho national operating in Stilfontein — was arrested but allegedly allowed to escape by police officers. Multiple testimonies refer to the same individual across December 2024 and January 2025.
arrest status: That person was arrested, and he ran away
origin location: From Stilfontein
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6 December 2024
A minister's statement referenced a police operation on 6 December 2024 in the context of illicit mining allegations and associations.
content: Under that heading, it is allegations, alleged association with Mr Vusimusi Cat Matlala, knowledge of the 6 December 2024 operation, knowledge or involvement in December 24 arrest of Mr Katiso Molefe,
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undated
Testimony presented two budget figures for the Illicit Mining Task Team — R294 million for one fiscal year and R738 million for the next, a 150% increase. The same figures were attributed to the same entity under examination, constituting the core funding discrepancy of this scheme. Exact fiscal years and the decision date are not specified in the corpus.
stated cost: the most expensive is the illicit mining, only CARA funding, at 1.1 billion over a three-year period, 2023/2024 up to 2025/2026, and that is up to the 30th of September 2025.
total cost zar: the Illicit Mining Task Team, the most expensive that has cost the nation thus far 1.1 billion.