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Copper cable theft, suspects to appear in court, Hartbeesfontein and Bloemhof. Photo: SAPS

Copper cable theft, suspects to appear in court, Hartbeesfontein and Bloemhof

Police in the province remain steadfast in the fight against tampering with and damage to critical infrastructure. It is for this reason that Mario...
Farm patrol assists in arrest of business robbers, Eskom Zeus Substation

Farm patrol assists in arrest of business robbers, Eskom Zeus Substation

The Police at Charl Cilliers were applauded after they arrested three suspects aged between 28 and 34 on allegations of a business robbery committed...
Six policemen arrested for armed robbery another for poaching

Six policemen arrested for armed robbery another for poaching

It has just been a week after the Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma warned...
Correctional Services official fatally shoots friend then himself, Barberton tavern

Correctional Services official fatally shoots friend then himself, Barberton tavern

Police management in Mpumalanga have strongly condemned a shooting incident which unfortunately claimed the lives of two men, aged 40 respectively. The shocking incident...
Hijacking and shoot out, one arrested, Philippi

Hijacking and shoot out, one arrested, Philippi

Partnership policing showed its strength in Nyanga on the morning of 7 October 2017, when a 37 year old suspect was arrested shortly after...
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Guard critical after Houghton shooting

A man, believed to be in his 40s, was left critically injured after he was shot in the back on 1st Avenue in Houghton,...
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Man shot at home in Durban carjacking

A Mobeni Heights man was shot and wounded by hijackers who confronted him at his home early on Thursday morning. As the 22-year-old was reversing...
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Life sentence for man who raped mentally disabled woman

RAPE – A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to life behind bars for repeatedly raping a mentally disabled woman in 2014, Free State police...
7 Men killed during clash, Mount Ayliff

7 Men killed during clash, Mount Ayliff

Seven men were killed after two opposing groups of people clashed at the Mpeni locality of Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape Province. It emerged...
Possession of elephant tusks, suspect in Calcutta court

Possession of elephant tusks, suspect in Calcutta court

A 39-year-old suspect is expected to appear before the Calcutta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 1 December 2022 after he was arrested by the Hawks...
High Court orders business entity to pay back multi-millions

High Court orders business entity to pay back multi-millions

An auditing firm trading as Umnotho Business Consulting registered as a Non-Profit Organisation under the directorship of Poovanderen Chetty (44) and Associates was convicted...
Two suspects arrested with drugs, Kraaifontein. Photo: SAPS

Two suspects arrested with drugs, Kraaifontein

With drug related crime in our sights, members of Crime Intelligence and the Flying Squad conducted an operation early on 1 February 2019, at...