{"id":46977,"date":"2024-10-03T13:45:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T11:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/disruptive-actions-sweep-through-g-hostel-in-thabong-20241003-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:16:53","slug":"disruptive-actions-sweep-through-g-hostel-in-thabong-20241003-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/disruptive-actions-sweep-through-g-hostel-in-thabong-20241003-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Disruptive actions sweep through G-Hostel in Thabong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Combined disruptive operations were carried out between operatives forming part of Operation Vala uMgodi, Operation Knock-out and members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_4f19a5c4\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12272\/511710a3f9a5470686ec36af2ea0365f.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4df93f930af94c218e1bf3a5cfbdc01b.jpg\" title=\"Evidence of illicit mining in G-Hostel, Welkom. 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