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Stokvel club treasurer arrested after theft of money, Jeffreys Bay

Stokvel club treasurer arrested after theft of money, Jeffreys Bay

Jeffreys Bay police advised stokvel members to use electronic banking methods or to individually deposit their monthly contributions to the club account instead of...
Police recover R145K worth of drugs, arrest woman (55), Mariannridge

Police recover R145K worth of drugs, arrest woman (55), Mariannridge

Police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit nabbed a drug dealer at her place of residence in Mariannridge. On the morning of 18...
Biological mother and stepfather arrested for alleged rape of a minor

Biological mother and stepfather arrested for alleged rape of a minor

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has strongly condemned an incident in which two suspects were arrested after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her stepfather on 24 September 2023 at Lulekani outside Phalaborwa in Mopani District. The victim's stepfather, aged 42, who is a Department of Correctional Services [...]
Police arrest man for breaking curfew after emergency trip to buy formula milk for newborn baby

Police arrest man for breaking curfew after emergency trip to buy...

A man from Wierdapark, Centurion, Gauteng who did an emergency trip to a 24 hour pharmacy at a hospital to buy formula milk for...

Lectures stopped at UKZN’s Pietermarizburg campus

Students have stopped classes at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Pietermaritzburg campus. Student Representative Council (SRC) member Xola Mehlomakhulu said students had not received...
Police killing rapist and accomplice shot dead by police, Cape Town

Police killing rapist and accomplice shot dead by police, Cape Town

In our pursuit to ensure that perpetrators of serious and violent crimes do not escape the long arm of the law, an operation was...

Elephant poaching on the rise in Kruger National Park

The South African National Parks (SANparks) has revealed that elephant poaching was on the increase in the northern region of the Kruger National Park...
Freedom without responsibility is not freedom at all – without responsible government we are destined for chaos

Freedom without responsibility is not freedom at all – without responsible...

It is one thing to be elected to govern but it is absolutely another matter of being able to govern and govern responsibly. We...
Farm attack, 4 attackers posing as police attack couple, rob firearms, Selborne

Farm attack, 4 attackers posing as police attack couple, rob firearms,...

A farm attack took place on Sunday, 5 February 2023, at 16:30, on a farm in Selborne near Addo, in the Eastern Cape province...

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...
Dagga worth R123k recovered, 4 arrested, Bathlaros

Dagga worth R123k recovered, 4 arrested, Bathlaros

The John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG) Cluster Crime Intelligence unit, JTG Highway Patrol, Kuruman K9 unit and JTG Trio Crime unit all embarked on an...
Commissioner of North West welcomes sentences handed down to rapist and murderer

Commissioner of North West welcomes sentences handed down to rapist and...

The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, welcomed two sentences handed down recently to a 23-year old rapist and a 20-year-old...