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SONA 2020: The time for talking is over, SA President must take action

SONA 2020: The time for talking is over, SA President must...

The time for merely talking about South Africa's problems is over. It will not save the country. Action must be taken immediately. Thus, there are...
Murder and conspiracy to commit murder: Prison warder granted bail

Murder and conspiracy to commit murder: Prison warder granted bail

49-year-old Mojalefa Letele, a suspended Goedemoed Correctional Services Officer appeared in Rouxville Magistrate court on the charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder....
Unchanging unemployment rate a sure sign of economic decline

Unchanging unemployment rate a sure sign of economic decline

The fact that the unemployment rate for the fourth quarter of 2019, remained unchanged at 29,1% is worrying, but what is even more worrying...
Brutal farm murder: AfriForum supports family at court. Photo: AfriForum

Brutal farm murder: AfriForum supports family at court

AfriForum’s Trauma Support Unit last week supported the family of Fanie and Colleen Engelbrecht at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court in the East Rand...
18 Year sentence for rape of a mentally challenged man, Okiep

18 Year sentence for rape of a mentally challenged man, Okiep

A 23-year-old Okiep man was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment in the Springbok Regional Court, recently. On 22 March 2018 between 20:00 and 22:00,...
Another stash of ARV tablets seized in the Free State, Welkom. Photo: SAPS

Another stash of ARV tablets seized in the Free State, Welkom

On 11 February 2020, at about 13:25 members of Welkom Flying Squad received a tip-off about a vehicle transporting drugs. The vehicle was...
Warrenton public violence and chaos, 7 protesters arrested. Photo: SAPS

Warrenton public violence and chaos, 7 protesters arrested

Seven suspects were arrested in connection with public violence in Warrenton on 11 February 2020. Their arrest is a sequel of blockading the N12...
Gruesome murder: Man kidnapped, locked in car that was then set alight

Gruesome murder: Man kidnapped, locked in car that was then set...

The police in Mpumalanga have launched a manhunt for suspects after a man was brutally killed. Police are requesting the public to assist with...
R2.7 mil drug haul, Hawks arrest suspect, Kimberley

R2.7 mil drug haul, Hawks arrest suspect, Kimberley

Almost a month after Northern Cape police seized a mammoth haul of narcotics worth over R2.7 million, the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation have...
Dealing in rhino horns: Trio appear in Springbok court

Dealing in rhino horns: Trio appear in Springbok court

Tomas Chester Francisco (35), Mateus Betuel Novela (42), David Betuel Novela (41), appeared briefly in the Springbok Magistrate’s court on Monday, 10 February 2020...
Durban robberies, burglaries: Gang arrested with haul of stolen goods. Photo: SAPS

Durban robberies, burglaries: Gang arrested with haul of stolen goods

The two men were well-known for having style and living the life but no one knew where they get the money to afford the...
Vryheid farmhouse ransacked, 6 arrested with all the furniture. Photo: SAPS

Vryheid farmhouse ransacked, 6 arrested with all the furniture

Between 8 and 9 February 2020, a farmhouse situated in Vryheid was broken into by the unknown persons. The suspects gained entry through a...