Mpumalanga · PUBLIC-RECORD DOSSIER
GNJ Mining Illegal Coal Mining
R1.5 billionCivil proceedingsPreserved / restrainedCompound official evidence
GNJ Mining Illegal Coal Mining is tracked with a matter-specific row value of R1.5 billion in Mpumalanga. The matter is recorded at the stage of civil proceedings with an asset status of preserved / restrained. Odyssey does not infer that the row value equals the amount frozen, forfeited, recovered or lost unless the cited record says so. The cited matter relates to the N/A — Illegal private operation. The cited source names or links 2 people or entities to the matter, including Paul Boshoff, GNJ Mining; inclusion here does not independently establish guilt or a final adverse finding.
Record semantics
Tracked row valueR1.5 billion
Amount meaningPreservation value
Amount precisionApproximate amount
Value basisR1.5 billion is Odyssey's rounded tracked reference based on official government republication (SAnews), which reports the 15 November 2023 provisional preservation order as covering assets valued at more than R1.5 billion (distinct from the separately estimated R264 million value of approximately 270,000 tons of coal). Official sources report differing monetary figures for related November and December orders: later NPA media material describes the 21 December 2023 restraint order at approximately R1 billion, while the NPA 2023/24 Annual Report separately summarises two November and December 2023 freezing orders at a combined value of R384 million. Odyssey has not reconciled these differing official figures into a single legal valuation and tracks the R1.5 billion figure as a source-specific reported amount.
Case stageCivil proceedings
Asset statusPreserved / restrained
Recorded legacy statusAssets Frozen
Recorded date19 September 2023
Matter & assets
GNJ Mining illegally mined an estimated 270,000 tons of coal worth R264 million without authorisation from the Department of Mineral Resources. Operation discovered by SAPS in September 2023.
Asset / subject descriptionFarm in Carolina, 270,000 tons of coal, vehicles and heavy duty mining machinery
Department / entityN/A — Illegal private operation
Court orderAFU Provisional Preservation Order — R1.5 billion
MappingMapped · Legacy approximate anchor
Location descriptionCarolina, Mpumalanga, Mpumalanga
Named / linked in cited source (2)
Naming/linkage in the cited record does not independently establish guilt or a final adverse finding.
Paul BoshoffGNJ Mining
Evidence & provenance
Compound official evidence2 sources
Value Evidence
Official government publication
Legal Event
Issuing authority primary
National Prosecuting Authority · NPA / AFU
Issuing authority primaryChecked: 2026-09-23
Published: 2026-09-07
Supports claims
Legal event(15 Nov 2023 provisional preservation order)Case stage(15 Nov 2023 provisional preservation order)Asset status(15 Nov 2023 provisional preservation order)
Court details & notes
Note: The 7 Sep 2026 NPA release retrospectively confirms the 15 Nov 2023 preservation event and separately describes the 21 Dec 2023 restraint at approximately R1bn. It does not independently state the >R1.5bn November tracked value.
SAnews · NPA / AFU
Official government publicationChecked: 2026-09-23
Published: 2023-11-21
Supports claims
Tracked value(15 Nov 2023 provisional preservation order)Amount meaning(15 Nov 2023 provisional preservation order)Legal event(15 Nov 2023 provisional preservation order)Case stage(15 Nov 2023 provisional preservation order)Asset status(15 Nov 2023 provisional preservation order)Named linkage(15 Nov 2023 provisional preservation order)
Court details & notes
Note: This government publication attributes the >R1.5bn preservation figure to the NPA/AFU. Later NPA publications contain materially different monetary summaries for the November/December orders; Odyssey therefore treats R1.5bn as a source-specific tracked value rather than an independently reconciled court valuation.
Scope & interpretation
Entries summarise cited public records, which can include preservation or forfeiture orders, charges, investigations, judgments and settlements. Statuses are source-bounded; inclusion does not by itself establish criminal guilt or a final finding against a named person or entity.
Tracked row value reflects the value referenced in the cited record. The headline is the arithmetic sum of each tracked row’s matter-specific value. Rows can refer to preserved or forfeited assets, alleged scheme or contract values, repayments, restrained funds or other source-defined amounts. It is not a national corruption total, a recovered-assets total, or a de-duplicated measure of public loss.
Some legacy rows still cite documented secondary sources or generic agency pages rather than a direct case-level primary source. Updated manually — may not reflect the latest case developments.
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View the full Corruption Asset Tracker →Entries summarise cited public records, which can include preservation or forfeiture orders, charges, investigations, judgments and settlements. Statuses are source-bounded; inclusion does not by itself establish criminal guilt or a final finding against a named person or entity. Some legacy rows still cite documented secondary sources or generic agency pages rather than a direct case-level primary source. The headline is the arithmetic sum of each tracked row’s matter-specific value. Rows can refer to preserved or forfeited assets, alleged scheme or contract values, repayments, restrained funds or other source-defined amounts. It is not a national corruption total, a recovered-assets total, or a de-duplicated measure of public loss. Updated manually — may not reflect the latest case developments.