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R20 an hour is an insult, say marchers

Thousands of workers from the SA Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) marched in several cities on Wednesday calling for a higher minimum wage. They are...
Councillor's home set alight, Mbizana

Councillor’s home set alight, Mbizana

The act of arson at Msizazwe Locality in Mbizana, where it is alleged that a house belonging to a local councillor was set alight...
Bergville man shot dead at his business, quick response results in 2 arrests

Bergville man shot dead at his business, quick response results in...

On the night of 18 April 2022, at 18:00, the 39-year-old business man was gunned down at his business premises in Bergville CBD. Three...
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 [...]
50 JSE Securities companies not compliant with EE Act

50 JSE Securities companies not compliant with EE Act

A total of 50 JSE Securities-listed companies, including the JSE itself, have been found to be non-compliant with the Employment Equity (EE) Act. The Department...
More than 1240 suspects arrested for various serious and violent crimes, Gauteng

More than 1240 suspects arrested for various serious and violent crimes,...

On the evening of Saturday, 13 February 2021, Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela led an integrated multidisciplinary operation that started with a...
Heroin dealer bust, Isipingo. Photo: SAPS

Heroin dealer bust, Isipingo

On 20 March 2018, a number of operations were conducted by the eThekwini Inner South Cluster in a bid to curb drugs in their...
Anti gang unit arrests suspect with drugs and cash, Paarl East. Photo: SAPS

Anti gang unit arrests suspect with drugs and cash, Paarl East

In a quest to rid communities of drugs that are a generator to other serious crimes, members of the Anti Gang Unit (AGU)...
Broad consensus that President’s economic recovery plan is meaningless

Broad consensus that President’s economic recovery plan is meaningless

President Cyril Ramaphosa's economic recovery plan offers nothing new and says nothing that has not already been said ever since he became president in...
Man stabbed to death at tavern, Lady Grey

Man stabbed to death at tavern, Lady Grey

Lady Grey Detectives is investigating a murder case after a 28 year old male passed on at the Lady Grey hospital. It is alleged that...
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Four rescued after Bryanston bridge floods

Four men escaped serious injury this afternoon after they were rescued from beneath a flooded bridge on Bryanston Drive in Bryanston, Johannesburg. ER24 paramedics, along...

Clampdown on criminals, Kimberley CBD

The Frances Baard Cluster in joint operation with Department of Correctional Services officials, Sol Plaatje Municipality law enforcement officers, Home Affairs officers and Crime...