The suspect was expected to appear before the Orkney Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. 

However, cases were postponed as the court adjourned earlier than expected. Police arrested the suspect after receiving information from the public. 

They were directed to an empty shack where the suspect allegedly hid powergel, power shock tubes, shock tubes assemblies and nitro cords estimated to be worth R1 million. 

North West Hawks spokesperson, Tlangelani Rikhotso, told OFM News that the suspect is an employee at one of the mines in the Orkney area and police suspect that he stole the explosives at the mine. 

The suspect is charged with illegal possession of explosives and conspiracy to commit murder.

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