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Nzimande to launch R1bn train factory

Nzimande to launch R1bn train factory

Transport Minister Blade Nzimande will on Thursday launch a train manufacturing factory at Dunnottar Park in Nigel, Ekurhuleni. The event will coincide with the commemoration of Transport Month under the...
Hijacking syndicate bust and 4 arrested, Nyanga cluster

Hijacking syndicate bust and 4 arrested, Nyanga cluster

Determined to deal with the scourge of hijackings in the Nyanga Cluster Precinct members attached to the Provincial Hijacking Unit and Nyanga Cluster Tracing...
Fraud and corruption at Red Cross hospital, 2 sentenced, Rondebosch

Fraud and corruption at Red Cross hospital, 2 sentenced, Rondebosch

The Bellville Serious Commercial Crimes Court sentenced two alleged thieves; a former employee and a supplier to 10 years imprisonment suspended for five years...
ANC's acting spokesperson accused of rape. Photo: Die Vryburger

ANC’s acting spokesperson accused of rape

News highlights over the past year are increasingly high-lighting the reports of high ranking ANC supporters and government members who are involved, suspended or...
Mob justice: Suspects sought for gruesome killing, PE

Mob justice: Suspects sought for gruesome killing, PE

Bethelsdorp detectives are seeking suspects allegedly involved in the gruesome killing of a 24-year-old male from Booysens Park in Bethelsdorp. It is alleged that on...
72 Men arrested for illegal mining, explosives, Pilgrims Rest

72 Men arrested for illegal mining, explosives, Pilgrims Rest

An operation conducted by police at Pilgrims Rest in conjunction with the Lydenburg K9 Unit yielded positive results as 72 men were arrested on...

Madonsela appeals for calm in Bapong, NWest

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on Saturday appealed to the Bapo-Ba-Mogale community to stop fighting among themselves as she gave them a progress report on...
Seven Nigerian suspects arrested for the kidnapping of a Nigerian businessman

Seven Nigerian suspects arrested for the kidnapping of a Nigerian businessman

A Nigerian businessman has been rescued by the SAPS anti-kidnapping task team this evening. The 48-year-old man was kidnapped on Wednesday, 10 January 2024...
Umbilo child abductor arrested following safe return of 3 year old boy

Umbilo child abductor arrested following safe return of 3 year old...

Blue Security has warned residents to be vigilant when children are playing outside following the arrest of an alleged child abductor, in Umbilo on...
Relative gets life for rape of girl (8), two others sentenced for gang rape

Relative gets life for rape of girl (8), two others sentenced...

A 51 year old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape. This follows the incident where an eight year-old girl from an area...

South Africa urgently needs to rethink its approach to housing

The recent protests over housing shortages in Gauteng, South Africa’s richest province and economic hub, have put the spotlight on the problem and the...
Retail store armed robbery, 2 nabbed inside shop, 3 sought, Kroonstad

Retail store armed robbery, 2 nabbed inside shop, 3 sought, Kroonstad

Swift response by police led to the arrest of two suspects during a robbery in progress in one of the retail shops in Kroonstad...