Thabiso Kotane was in conversation with Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, National Police Spokesperson. An alleged illegal mining kingpin has been killed in Soweto, police have confirmed. Deployed as part of Operation Vala Umgodi, the police’s national intervention unit traced the Lesotho national to Jabulani. The man is believed to be linked to at least 29 illegal mining related murders in Florida and Nomzamo.