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Gang unit arrest man with firearm robbed from policeman, PE

Gang unit arrest man with firearm robbed from policeman, PE

A 23 year old Arcadia man was arrested soon after police responded to a shooting incident in the area. It is alleged that on...

Law enforcement swoop swiftly on suspected hijacked vehicle

Speedy team work by Blue Security, the police and neighbourhood watch groups led law enforcement officers to swoop swiftly on a suspected hijacked vehicle,...
NHI revising plan at an advanced stage

NHI revising plan at an advanced stage

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the strategy to revise the National Health Insurance (NHI) detailed plan of implementation is at an advanced stage. Ramaphosa said the...

Mother can’t afford to bury her son, found dead days after...

On Monday 10 June, police told the family of Sipho Mpinda, a 22-year-old man with intellectual disability, that he had been found dead. On...
Six officers nabbed for corruption

Six officers nabbed for corruption

Six officers have been nabbed for alleged corruption in Mpumalanga following an anti-corruption drive by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC). Two of the officers...
Farm attack: Man's foot amputated after being shot, Centurion. Photo: BKA

Farm attack: Man’s foot amputated after being shot, Centurion

A man residing at the Monrick smallholdings near Eldoraigne in Centurion had to undergo an operation to amputate his left foot after he was...

Cape Town storm pics: informal settlements hard hit by high winds

On Saturday Lizzy Mathiso woke up to find the creche she owns and runs in Lwandle in shambles. Two classrooms which cater for 54...
Horrors of the farm murder of Johan Pretorius, Nigel. Photo: BKA

Horrors of the farm murder of Johan Pretorius, Nigel

Racial hate crime? Slow genocide after all? " Man ambushed at farm gate and severely beaten with a picaxe handle then set alight in...
Suspect arrested for selling fake diamonds, Springbok

Suspect arrested for selling fake diamonds, Springbok

The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation on Friday, 21 June 2019 arrested a 37 year old man in connection with the intended sale of...
Bookkeeper jailed, 27 counts of theft, R144k embezzled, Nelspruit

Bookkeeper jailed, 27 counts of theft, R144k embezzled, Nelspruit

Louisa Lubbie (50) from Nelspruit was convicted and sentenced on 27 counts of theft on Friday 21 June 2019, after she embezzled R144 000...
17 Counts of fraud, warehouse manager sentenced, Bloemfontein

17 Counts of fraud, warehouse manager sentenced, Bloemfontein

Joubert Isak Jansen (53) from Heidedal in the Free State was jailed for theft and fraud on Friday, 21 June 2019. Jansen worked for ABE...
Serious and violent crimes, 120 suspects arrested, Johannesburg

Serious and violent crimes, 120 suspects arrested, Johannesburg

Police arrested more than 120 suspects that are wanted for serious and violent crimes such as murder, armed robbery, fraud, rape, assault and house...