Residents severely assault armed business robber, Mogwase
On 15 January 2018, a suspect will appear in the Mogwase Magistrates’ Court for house and business robbery as soon as he is released...
Eight ‘guest houses’ burned down in Rustenburg
At least eight guesthouses were burned down in Rustenburg.
Community members targeted six drug houses and brothels and set them on fire.
According to the foreign...
Three buildings burned down in Rustenburg
In the ongoing feud between taxi owners and drug traffickers, six buildings were burned in the central part of Rustenburg, one of which was...
Bogus on line adds for livestock end in robbery, Wolmaransstad
The Provincial Organised Unit and the police in Wolmaransstad arrested six suspects between Thursday, 4 and Friday, 5 January 2018 for two separate cases...
Rustenburg burning as community goes on rampage
The North West Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane condemned in the strongest possible terms public violence incidents that took place on 10 January...
Taxi violence in Rustenburg
Rustenburg is the second town hit by taxi strikes and blockades.
Taxi drivers blocked roads after two of their colleagues were arrested for public violence...
Christiana municipality closed
The Lekwa Teemane municipality that includes Christiana has been closed since the beginning of the week.
Since the previous municipal manager was fired due to...
Protesters torched the Ottoshoop post office
Protesters have set the Ottoshoop post office on fire, pelted the police station with stones and blocked the R49 near Zeerust with burning tires...
Post office set alight, road barricaded, police stoned, Ottoshoop
The South African Police Service (SAPS) management in North West condemned acts of public violence that are taking place in Ottoshoop on 8 January...
2 SVK gang members die in shooting incident, Schweizer Reneke
The police in Ipelegeng nabbed a 42 year old man for two counts of murder on Saturday, 06 January 2018. The suspect’s apprehension came...
Pit toilet attempted murder of new born baby, mother in court
On Monday, 8 January 2018, a 21 year old woman is expected to appear in the Lehurutshe Magistrates’ Court in connection with attempted murder...
8 murderers and 4 rapists amongst 71 arrested, Rustenburg
As part of an ongoing Operation Back to Basics: Safer Festive Season 2017/2018, the police in the province apprehended 71 suspects in a suspect...
