Witrand Psychiatric Hospital Faces Allegations of Deteriorating Conditions

Witrand Psychiatric Hospital Faces Allegations of Deteriorating Conditions

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Concerns are mounting over the deteriorating conditions at Witrand Psychiatric Hospital in in Potchefstroom, North West, with staff and patients reportedly suffering due to...
North West Communities Devastated by Vaal River Flooding, Recovery Efforts Underway

North West Communities Devastated by Vaal River Flooding, Recovery Efforts Underway

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Residents and business owners in Bloemhof and Christiana are assessing the extensive damage caused by severe flooding along the Vaal River. The disaster has...
Police make breakthrough in cable theft investigation

Police make breakthrough in cable theft investigation

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An intelligence driven, collaborative effort by Klerkskraal police, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Operational Command Centre, Crime Intelligence Overt team and West Rand Flying Squad,...
Police arrest trio on allegations of murder and robbery in Hartbeespoortdam

Police arrest trio on allegations of murder and robbery in Hartbeespoortdam

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Diligent investigations by the Bojanala sub-district 1 (Brits) detectives, Hartbeespoortdam detectives and community members, led to the arrest of three suspects between the agesnof...
Stock theft trio appears in Schweizer-Reneke court

Stock theft trio appears in Schweizer-Reneke court

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Goitse Modimo (42), Samuel Sarel (55) and Bohelo Tlhalefo Kai (38) appeared before the Schweizer-Reneke Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 11 April 2025, for possession...
Manhunt launched following a cash-in-transit robbery in Mooinooi

Manhunt launched following a cash-in-transit robbery in Mooinooi

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Police have launched a manhunt following a cash in transit heist that occurred on Monday evening, 07 April 2025. It is alleged that a...
Recovery of 3 Stolen Ford Rangers and Apprehension of Suspects

Recovery of 3 Stolen Ford Rangers and Apprehension of Suspects

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A report was received regarding the theft of three Ford Rangers from a dealership in Zeerust, North West, with intelligence indicating that the stolen...
Arrest of kidnapping suspects

Concerted and coordinated efforts lead to the arrest of kidnapping suspects

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Coordinated and rapid response to a kidnapping incident by various South African Police Service (SAPS) National and Provincial units resulted in the arrest of...
Suspect arrested for illegal possession of explosives appears in court

Suspect arrested for illegal possession of explosives appears in court

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The South African Police Service (SAPS), North West Vala Umgodi Team is continuing to achieve breakthroughs in addressing illegal mining and related crimes. On Thursday,...
Police arrest alleged extortionists at the construction site

Police arrest alleged extortionists at a construction site

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In a positive response to a serious concern of extortion, a multidisciplinary team consisting of the Provincial Organised Crime, Anti-Gang Unit and Rustenburg Public...
Collaboration between Police and Security Company leads to the discovery of a hijacking syndicate in Ventersdorp

Collaboration between Police and Security Company leads to the discovery of...

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Collaboration between Ventersdorp police, Rustenburg K9 Unit and a security company led police to a farm in Ventersdorp on Friday, 28 March 2025, where...
The ongoing Vala Umgodi operations in the Bojanala Platinum District continues to achieve successes. This after members arrested 21 males and one female in Hartbeespoortdam and Mooinooi for contravention of Section 49(1)(a) of the Immigration Act,2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002) on Sunday morning, 23 March 2025. The accused are between the ages of 56 and 22. Furthermore, a 35-year-old male was given a fine of R3000.00 for the contravention of section 38(1)(a) of the Immigration Act, 2002 (employing undocumented foreigner). All mentioned suspects appeared in the Brits Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday, 25 March 2024. Consequently, the court imposed fines ranging from R1 500,00 to R2000,00, on 11 accused persons. The fines were suspended for between 60 days to 3 years. Three cases were postponed until 27 & 28 March 2025 and 1 April 2025 for an interpreter, whilst court outcomes on other cases are awaited. During the operations, items such as phenduka’s and steel balls used for illegal mining activities, were seized. In Sun City on Monday afternoon, 24 March 2025, another six males between the ages of 42 and 23 were arrested for contravention of Section 49(1)(a) of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002). In the policing precinct of Mogwase, 20 more individuals; two females and 18 males, aged between 19 and 46, were on Tuesday morning, 25 March 2025, arrested for being illegally in the country. They will all appear before the Mankwe Magistrates’ Courts respectively. The suspects are from different countries, including Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Lesotho and Ethiopia. The Acting Provincial Police Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng, once more commended the team members for their persistent efforts in the fight against illicit mining.

Vala Umgodi operations: Police arrest 46 suspects, Bojanala Platinum District

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The ongoing Vala Umgodi operations in the Bojanala Platinum District continues to achieve successes. This after members arrested 21 males and one female in...
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