Police launch manhutnt for suspects following shooting incident that left five...
Police have launched a manhunt for at least five suspects who shot and fatally wounded five people at a shopping centre's parking lot in Richards Bay CBD on Tuesday morning. Information at police's disposal indicates that four of the suspects alighted from a vehicle and opened fired at the victims. Four victims were certified dead [...]
SIU granted order to freeze KZN NLC official’s bank accounts
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted a preservation order by the Special Tribunal to freeze approximately R2.4 million held in four bank...
Illegal distillery uncovered and dismantled – three suspects nabbed
Police in Pinetown, working together with officers from the eThekwini District Trio Task Team have arrested three suspects after they were caught in the act of manufacturing illegal spirited liquor at a clandestine distillery in Westmead on Tuesday. In an operation involving officers from Crime Intelligence, KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Board, a courier company and brewery expert [...]
Suspect in custody for possession of unlicensed firearm, Dundee
On 11 September 2023 Hawks members from Newcastle Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Glencoe K9 Unit arrested a 36-year-old for possession of unlicensed firearms. Members received information about a suspect who was in possession of unlicensed firearms at Dundee. A joint operation was conducted and they proceeded to the said residence. A search was conducted [...]
Three companies fined for contravention of export permit conditions
Three companies who attempted to export scrap metal and copper ingots without valid export permits have been fined in the Durban Regional Court.
Amalgamated Metal...
Government working to address eThekwini challenges
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the government is working with various departments and stakeholders to help the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality to address its challenges.
“I...
Strategies for a Safer Durban
In August, Blue Security received reports of 489 incidents, a notable increase from July’s 403. This uptick underscores the evolving security landscape in Durban...
Cele briefs on KZN political killings
The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Political Killings in KwaZulu-Natal has urged political parties to strengthen their internal mechanisms in order to defuse inter- and...
Almost 11 000 suspects arrested. 339 firearms and over 4 000...
Persistent efforts by police in KwaZulu-Natal through Operation Shanela and day-to-day policing has seen the arrests of 10 843 suspects and the recovery of 339 firearms with 4 667 rounds of ammunition in the month of August. The province of KwaZulu-Natal launched the Operation Shanela on 19 August 2023, paving way for waves of police [...]
Call for swift arrest of suspects behind councillors’ murders
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has called on the police to leave no stone unturned to catch the attackers and killers of councillors in the...
Attackers chant ‘Kill the Boer, kill the Farmer’ before stabbing female...
A couple from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal were severely assaulted on their farm while their attackers shouted, “Kill the Boer, kill the Farmer”. Four attackers forced their way into the farmhouse of Tim Platt and his wife, Amanda, during the early morning hours of 17 August. The attackers gained entry to the house by breaking down [...]
Nine suspects nabbed with firearms, stolen liquor and police uniform
Police have arrested nine suspects shortly after they committed an armed robbery at a liquor store in Glencoe on Monday. The suspects allegedly stormed into a liquor store, two of them armed with firearms and robbed the store of a large quantity of liquor, money and sound equipment. A team consisting of officers from the [...]
