Pair, including Metro Cop back in court
Two suspects aged 39 and 58 including a Metro Police officer were rearrested yesterday, 09 October 2023 for transgressions committed in 2017. It is reported that on 28 July 2017, Metro Officers went to a restaurant at Emperor's Palace in Kempton Park where five employees including the main chef were arrested for being undocumented in [...]
Mother and son arrested for trafficking in persons
Two accused, Dumazile Nkosi (51) and Thandoluhle Nkosi (25) briefly appeared before the Springs Magistrates' court on 09 October 2023, facing charges of trafficking in persons, keeping a safe house, assisting illegal immigrants evade the law as well as illegal possession of ammunition. The two accused were summoned to appear in court as additional suspects [...]
Two Metro Police Officers summoned to court for alleged corruption
The Pretoria based Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team served two Tshwane Metro police officers, aged 37 and 38, on 05 October 2023 with a summons to appear in the Randburg Magistrates’ Court on 27 October 2023 in relation to alleged corruption charges. It is alleged that in August 2018, a motorist who was driving a [...]
Suspect intercepted for illegal possession of explosives
A 38-year-old foreign national was arrested in the early hours of this morning, for illegal possession of explosives by the members of the Hawks' Tactical Operations Management Section on the N14 on ramp to Johannesburg. It is reported that the team which included the Silverton K9 and Forensic Science Laboratory, received a tip-off that a [...]
Increased police visibility on Mabopane freeway to deal with armed robberies
Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Elias Mawela has mobilised extra resources to crackdown on robberies on the Mabopane highway following a blockade of the...
Counterfeit goods estimated to the value of approximately R13.7 million seized...
The police in Gauteng Province continue to make inroads in dealing with counterfeit goods and contraband. On 04 October 2023, the South African Police Service in the province consisting of various units including, Public Order Policing, Commercial Crime, Crime Intelligence, Crime Prevention in partnership with other law enforcement agencies such as Gauteng Traffic Police, Tshwane [...]
Eskom owed R4.7 billion by Gauteng municipalities
Eskom announced on Wednesday that the municipal electricity debt in Gauteng continues to increase rapidly.
This as the City of Tshwane and City of Ekurhuleni...
City of Ekurhuleni warns residents of snakes
With the weather warming up, the City of Ekurhuleni has warned the public to be on the lookout for snakes.
It is during this period...
Police in Gauteng need assistance in locating the person in the...
The South African Police Service in Gauteng is looking for a man believed to have information that may assist in the investigation into a case of fraud registered at Lyttleton police station in Tshwane District. The complainant in the case has told the police that she procured services of a construction company to build a [...]
Police commended for swift response in arresting suspects
The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili, has commended the swift reaction by Gauteng police in...
SIU to investigate Tshwane’s Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to probe the construction of Phase 1 upgrades and urgent refurbishment at the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works...
Kidnapping of a University of the Witwatersrand student
Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Faith Mazibuko, has called on the public to be wary of cybercriminals targeting unsuspecting individuals on various social media...
