Hired ‘hitman’ arrested for extorting money from target
Hawks members from Durban Organised Crime Investigation Unit arrested Morris Mdu Mkhungo (46) for extortion which happened in the Umlazi area.
Mkhungo was...
SAPS KZN operation recovers firearms, arrests house robber
An intelligence driven operation that was held in the Uthukela Cluster on 11 January 2019, yielded positive results. The operation consisted of officers from...
N3 blockade: Trucks set alight, four drivers arrested
Four truck drivers aged between 28 and 38 years of age were arrested on 13 January 2019, on the N3 in the Van Reenen...
Stop and search uncovers R210k worth of dagga, Winterton
On Saturday, 12 January 2019, a couple aged 39 and 42 were arrested by police officers from the Uthukela Cluster Task Team. The officers...
Three hijackers apprehended, Port Elizabeth
Concerted efforts by members of the South African Police Service to effectively address crime paid off on 13 January 2019, when Port Elizabeth K9...
Two drug dealers arrested, Danielskuil
Upington Public Order Police members and Visible Policing members of Danielskuil SAPS under the command of the Acting Station Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jacque September...
Policeman shot and killed during armed robbery, Gugulethu
To ensure that offenders are brought to book, police officers were deployed in the Gugulethu area on the night of 14 January 2019, following...
Nzimande condemns blockade of N3 freeway
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has strongly condemned the blockade of the N3 freeway between Van Reenen and the Tugela Plaza by truck drivers at...
‘No-fee’ schools turn away children who can’t pay
Some “no-fee” schools are insisting parents pay once-off fees - and turning away Grade R children whose parents can’t pay.
South African schools are divided...
Durban motorist ambushed, hijacked and taken hostage
Hijackers took a Durban motorist on a nightmare drive before abandoning the vehicle in Springfield Park in the early hours of 14 January 2019.
Blue...
Two former presidents and Ramaphosa in power struggle
The power struggle between the two former presidents and the current ANC ruler emerged again in the recent ANC meeting in Durban.
It was Jacob...
85000 people gather: Zuma gets all the support, Ramaphosa looking for...
The Zulu people of Natal showed their choice during the ANC's birthday rally where Cyril Ramaphosa would be the keynote speaker, the crowd clearly...
