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Preliminary figures: Vote percentage is the lowest in 25 years

Preliminary figures: Vote percentage is the lowest in 25 years

Preliminary figures show that voting rates for the 2019 election can be 65% or even lower. About 10 million voters have not registered at...

Freak accident at a petrol station in South Africa – video

A petrol attendant was waiting patiently for the next customer to get their tank fulled. The man was stationed at his petrol pump, leaning...
Weekend operations lead to 53 arrests, seizure of mining equipment, Kagiso. Photo: SAPS

Weekend operations lead to 53 arrests, seizure of mining equipment, Kagiso

The multi-disciplinary teams operating in the West Rand as part of the ongoing police efforts to combat illicit mining and associated crimes in the...

Response officer arrests Durban North housebreaker following neighbour’s alert

A Blue Security armed response officer arrested an alleged Durban North housebreaker in Umgeni Park this morning. Blue Security community and media liaison officer Andreas...

Several injured after clash between private and striking campus security guards

A clash between private and striking campus security guards broke out at the Walter Sisulu University in Mthatha on Wednesday, resulting in several injuries. Police...
Farm attack, farmworkers raise alarm, swift response sees one arrest, Lindley

Farm attack, farmworkers raise alarm, swift response sees one arrest, Lindley

A farm attack took place on 13 August 2019, in Lindley, Free State province. Five attackers attacked and broke into a farmhouse to steal...
False house robbery report, man arrested, Geluksdal

False house robbery report, man arrested, Geluksdal

On 20 February 2018, at about 13:00 Ekurhuleni East Trio task team members arrested a male aged 24 for defeating the course of justice. The...
De Aar court sends a harsh message to housebreakers

De Aar court sends a harsh message to housebreakers

A 42-year-old male, Charles George Tenkwan, was sentenced to 8 years direct imprisonment by the De Aar Regional Court on 29 January 2021, for...
Theft of Telkom copper cables, 4 handed 7 year sentences each, Ladismith

Theft of Telkom copper cables, 4 handed 7 year sentences each,...

On 6 October 2021, the Ladismith Regional Court handed out a seven-year sentence to a gang of four cable thieves for vandalizing and stealing...
'Safer Festive Season Operations' underway, Barkly East. Photo: SAPS

‘Safer Festive Season Operations’ underway, Barkly East

On 2 November 2019, members of Elliot K9 Unit, Cluster Visible Policing (Vispol), Barkly East Detectives, Barkly East Mounted Unit, Barkly East Vispol, the...
Child neglect: Viral video leads to arrest of mother

Child neglect: Viral video leads to arrest of mother

A 34 year old woman will appear at the Volksrust Magistrates’ Court on 20 June 2019, for charges of child neglect. The woman’s four...
Murder suspect arrested, Postmasburg. Photo: SAPS

Murder suspect arrested, Postmasburg

The suspect in the Jenhaven murder case has been arrested on 23 January 2022. The arrest follows an incident in Jenhaven on 20 January 2022...