Gauteng’s 2021/22 budget will not save sinking municipalities from going under

Gauteng’s 2021/22 budget will not save sinking municipalities from going under

The disappointing 2021/22 budget announced by the Gauteng MEC for Finance, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, falls far short of addressing the burning issues currently faced by...
Gauteng police recover over ten firearms within 24 hours

Gauteng police recover over ten firearms within 24 hours

Gauteng police together with other law enforcement agencies’ effort to recover illegal weapons used in the commission of serious and violent crime proves to...
K9 'Buddy' sniffs out R6.5 million worth of crystal meth destined for Australia. Photo: SAPS

K9 ‘Buddy’ sniffs out R6.5 million worth of crystal meth destined...

Detectives of the Gauteng Provincial Organised Crime Investigations, Narcotics Unit and West Rand K9 members on Thursday evening 11 March 2021, operationalised information on...
R2.8 million Midrand phishing fraud, 2 suspects arrested by Hawks

R2.8 million Midrand phishing fraud, 2 suspects arrested by Hawks

Alleged fraudsters Kehide Na-Allah (46) and Ndiitwani Adeline Nelwamondo (40) appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court on 11 March 2021, after the Hawks’...
2 Farm attacks, armed gang invade farms, 2 victims shot, Haakdoornboom

2 Farm attacks, armed gang invade farms, 2 victims shot, Haakdoornboom

Two farm attacks took place between 22:00 on 10 March 2021 and and 04:00 on 11 March 2021 in Haakdoornboom, North of Pretoria, in...
NPA says there is insufficient evidence to prosecute students arrested during protests

NPA says there is insufficient evidence to prosecute students arrested during...

The NPA has decided not to prosecute students who were arrested during protests in Braamfontein this week. The students, who were mostly from...
Serious crimes: Gauteng detective service only able to apprehend 28,65% of suspects

Serious crimes: Gauteng detective service only able to apprehend 28,65% of...

The FF Plus is concerned about the low success rate of the Gauteng police detective services caused by shortcomings in the support system, which...
Investment scheme fraudster arrested, Johannesburg

Investment scheme fraudster arrested, Johannesburg

Njabulo Nkomo (49) accused of masterminding a quarter of a million rand investment scheme fraud has been remanded in custody by the Palm Ridge...
Bystander killed in Wits student protests

Bystander killed in Wits student protests

A bystander was killed in Braamfontein on the third day of Wits student protests on Wednesday. Police allegedly shot the man several...
Gauteng Broadband Network project: AG finds R354 million irregular expenditure

Gauteng Broadband Network project: AG finds R354 million irregular expenditure

The alarm bells are ringing with regard to the Gauteng Legislature e-government Department after the Auditor-General (AG) found R354 million in irregular expenditure relating...
Home invasion: Man (73) burnt with hot water, Acron Park

Home invasion: Man (73) burnt with hot water, Acron Park

Two men, aged 38 and 73, were injured on the morning of 10 March 2021, in a home invasion in Acron Park. At 09:30,...
Man shot dead during a protest, Braamfontein. Photo: Arrive Alive

Man shot dead during a protest, Braamfontein

Netcare 911 responded to a shooting on the corners of De Beer and Stiemens Streets in Braamfontein. Reports on 10 March 2021, indicate that...