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Jewelry store heist, robbers in police uniform sought, Nelspruit. Photo: SAPS

Jewelry store heist, robbers in police uniform sought, Nelspruit

Police are looking for a group of men whose faces are appearing in the attached photos, who robbed a jewellery shop on Monday, 15...
Man gets 15 years imprisonment for hijacking

Man gets 15 years imprisonment for hijacking

On 17 October 2018, the Kuruman Regional Court sentenced Obakeng Nare to 15 years imprisonment for hijacking that occurred in Mothibistad. The incident took place...
Rape of two girls (11), man gets life sentences, Graaff Reinet

Rape of two girls (11), man gets life sentences, Graaff Reinet

The High Court in Graaff Reinet sentenced a 26 year old Accused to life imprisonment for rape and sexual assault of two minor girls....
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70-year-old assaulted in Durban armed robbery

KwaZulu-Natal: At 17H19 Wednesday late afternoon Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting at a residence in Broadway, Durban North. Reports from the scene...
SA's destruction, Affirmative Action BEE incompetence at its best. Photo: FNSA

SA’s destruction: Affirmative Action BEE incompetence at its best

South Africa witnessed one of the worst examples of Affirmative Action BEE incompetence right on national television this morning. After a senior official of the...
Accused convicted for raping his brother’s grandchild

Accused convicted for raping his brother’s grandchild

On the 16 October 2018, the Madadeni Regional Court convicted and sentenced a 53 year old man to 18 years imprisonment for raping his...
Crack down on the ongoing stock theft problem. Photo: SAPS

Crack down on the ongoing stock theft problem

On 11 October 2018, a multidisciplinary operation was conducted at Amangwe policing precinct by the Provincial Visible Policing together with Air Wing, Ladysmith Tactical...
De Lille's R4.5 mill 'light party' wastage. Photo: Wikipedia

De Lille’s R4.5 mill ‘light party’ wastage

Despite the heavy strain on the economy, councils buckling under corruption and poor service delivery, Patricia de Lille, Cape Town's mayor until the end...
The R200 million consultation and SARS. Photo: Die Vryburger

The R200 million consultation and SARS

Tom Monyane and the consulting company Gartner's R200 million inquiry around the Information Technology system and strategy upgrade brought SARS to a point where...
Metro rail's management derailed, system has collapsed. Photo: Die Vryburger

Metro rail’s management derailed, system has collapsed

The Cape MEC for Community Safety, Dan Plato, said Metro rail management was in total disorder and the system has collapsed. Whoever is guilty for...
Germiston and Stutterheim burning. Photo: Die Vryburger

Germiston and Stutterheim burning

Train commuters, or actually arsonists, burned two train carriages at the Germiston station due to the late schedule of trains over the previous two...
USAF (United Southern African Federation) demands a referendum on Cape Independence by way of petition to Cyril Ramaphosa

USAF demands a referendum on Cape Independence by way of petition...

The United Southern African Federation is in the process of collecting signatures in the form of a petition in order to compel Cyril Ramaphosa...