Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni has assured residents of the Spoorong informal settlement in Randfontein that police are intensifying operations following allegations that illegal miners forced more than 500 people from their homes.
Mthombeni says a stabilisation team has been deployed to gather intelligence after residents reported that they were evicted by armed illegal miners two weeks ago.
The Gauteng Police Commissioner is accompanying Premier Panyaza Lesufi and members of the provincial executive council on an oversight visit to the area.
