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South Africa: Muslims murder 14 Christians

July 15, 2012 Elite cops are investigating claims that terror group al-Shabaab is behind the murders of 14 Christians in the Western Cape. The killings occurred...
Companies boycotting Afrikaans artists deny their right to freedom of expression. Photo: FNSA

Companies boycotting Afrikaans artists deny their right to freedom of expression

Companies, like Multichoice, that boycott Afrikaans artists are actually boycotting the greater Afrikaans and Afrikaans-speaking community seeing as the boycotts are aimed at large...
Man (90), woman (82) die in shack fire, Nomzamo

Man (90), woman (82) die in shack fire, Nomzamo

Two elderly people believed to be staying together burnt in a shack fire at Nomzamo. On Saturday, 4 February, police were summoned to a scene...

Three robbery suspects arrested after ‘car trouble’

On December 10, 2017 at about 02:30 the Drift Reaction IFS K9 Unit was on patrol when they noticed a Red Venture vehicle parked...
Two policemen arrested, looting and protests, Hartswater

Two policemen arrested, looting and protests, Hartswater

Two police officers aged 37 and 34 holding the ranks of Constable respectively were arrested this morning, 29 April 2018, while on duty subsequent...
2 Arrested with stolen cattle, Mmabatho. Photo: SAPS

2 Arrested with stolen cattle, Mmabatho

Adam Moale (32) and Khomotso Malatji (25) were each granted R500.00 bail upon appearance before the Molopo Magistrates' Court in Mmabatho on Thursday, 30...
Hawks seize R700 million worth of cocaine in joint operation. Photo: SAPS

Hawks seize R700 million worth of cocaine in joint operation

A joint investigation between Hawks Port Elizabeth Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Interpol, Crime Intelligence, Border Police, South African Revenue Service, Criminal Record Centre, Customs,...
Durban operation recovers firearms, ammunition and drugs

Durban operation recovers firearms, ammunition and drugs

The Stabilisation Team which comprised of various units in the SAPS conducted an operation in Umlazi and surrounding areas to curb all crime related...
Alleged notorious gang apprehended, firearms and other equipment confiscated

Alleged notorious gang apprehended, firearms and other equipment confiscated

The Provincial Tracking Team and Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit made significant progress following the arrest of three suspects as well as the confiscation of firearms and other equipment. According to information received after observing a spike of serious and violent crimes in the Capricorn District, where suspects were terrorizing community members, the Provincial Team [...]

Racism can no longer be glossed over accommodated or excused

Concourt takes firm stand against racism. Racism can no longer be glossed over, accommodated or excused “ bears testimony to the fact that there...
Taxi owner and his wife shot and injured

Taxi owner and his wife shot and injured

Mthatha SAPS is investigating attempted murders cases after a taxi owner and his wife were shot and injured on Monday evening at Marhambeni at...
R21 freeway blue-light hijackings, business robberies, 3 suspects arrested

R21 freeway blue-light hijackings, business robberies, 3 suspects arrested

Three suspected blue-light hijackers whose ages range between 30 and 40 are expected to appear in the Tembisa Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 8 February...