# Defence and Military Veterans minister Thandi Modise says to date, four-thousand-and-67 suspects have been on various illegal mining charges, including at Eskom. The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster held a media briefing today, to provide progress made in combatting organised crime. Modise says government will no longer tolerate foreign nationals who continue to attack South Africa’s economy through illegal mining activities:
Minister Modise says efforts in clamping down on illegal mining yielding results [SOUND]