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Road rage: SANDF member arrested after shooting at vehicle with state firearm

Road rage: SANDF member arrested after shooting at vehicle with state...

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has vehemently condemned an incident in which a state firearm was...
Marine species bust at Kopfontein port of entry. Photo: SAPS

Marine species bust at Kopfontein port of entry

A collaborative effort by the police and Customs officials at Kopfontein Port of Entry led to the arrest of a 28 year old suspect...
Home invasion: Man murdered, wife stabbed by 2 attackers, Watsonia. Photo: RUSA

Home invasion: Man murdered, wife stabbed by 2 attackers, Watsonia

A 38 year old man has died after he was seriously injured while fighting off two suspects who broke into his Watsonia, Tongaat home...
Man, 'talking to his ancestors', gets lost in mountains. Photo: SAPS

Man, ‘talking to his ancestors’, gets lost in mountains

Members of the South African Police Service Search and Rescue Team on Friday 6 December 2019, played a pivotal role in rescuing a man...
Fuel price set to increase in August

Fuel price set to increase in August

The price of petrol is expected to increase by 19 cents a litre from Wednesday, the Department of Energy announced. In a statement issued on...
Suspects arrested for housebreaking and theft

Suspects arrested for housebreaking and theft

PE Flying Squad and K9 unit member’s swift reaction led to the arrest of a 32 year old suspect after they responded to a...
Heidedal butchery robbery, police hunt 4 armed suspects

Heidedal butchery robbery, police hunt 4 armed suspects

A local butchery was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money on Tuesday morning, 19 July 2022 at Heidedal location in Bloemfontein by four...
Councillor's house petrol bombed, Randfontein

Councillor’s house petrol bombed, Randfontein

Police are appealing for information towards the identification and apprehension of suspects that could be behind the petrol bombing of a 58 year old...
University of WC rape suspect sought. Photo: SAPS

University of WC rape suspect sought

If you recognise the suspect depicted in the attached identikit, kindly establish contact with Detective Sergeant Dale Franks of Delft FCS on 082 522...
Bellville business robbery and kidnapping foiled, 7 arrested. Photo: SAPS

Bellville business robbery and kidnapping foiled, 7 arrested

On Friday 30 June 2023 at about 18:30 members attached to National Intervention Task Team received information of two vehicles (Mercedes Benz and white...
Hawks deny that they are investigating journalist Marianne Thamm

Hawks deny that they are investigating journalist Marianne Thamm

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has taken note of the 26 July 2019, article by the African News Agency (ANA) titled “Intimidation...
SAPS operation clamps down on illegal firearms and drugs, EC

SAPS operation clamps down on illegal firearms and drugs, EC

In an effort to fight the proliferation of illegal weapons and drug dealing in rural towns of Eastern Cape like Qumbu, Tsolo and Lusikisiki,...