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Two arrested for stealing copper in Marikana

Two men have been arrested for possession of stolen copper cable worth over R300,000 in Marikana near Rustenburg, North West police said on Saturday. Colonel...
Operation Shanela bears fruit during high density operations

Operation Shanela bears fruit during high density operations

Operation Shanela high density operations yields success as 1614 suspects are arrested for serious, violent and other crimes. This successful intelligence-driven, high density patrols and actions conducted from 21 August 2023 to 27 August 2023, aimed to disrupt criminal activities before and during the weekend which usually threatens the safety of the communities within the [...]
Hawks recover over R8 million worth of abalone, Cape Town

Hawks recover over R8 million worth of abalone, Cape Town

The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team together with Crime Intelligence Unit and officials from Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) continues to...
Grootvlei police station ransacked, firearms robbed

Grootvlei police station ransacked, firearms robbed

Armed suspects attacked members of the Grootvlei police station in Mpumalanga and forcefully took three 9 mm pistols, one R5 rifle and one shotgun...

Police uncover explosive devices intended for possible ATM bombing

The South African Police Service has in separate incidents over this weekend arrested seven suspects in the North West and Limpopo provinces for possession...
Mzamba detectives track down tavern murder suspect

Mzamba detectives track down tavern murder suspect

Swift investigation by Mzamba detective officers led to the arrest of a 27-year-old alleged murder suspect and the confiscation of the murder weapon on...
Murder: Woman (55) fatally shot, Butterworth

Murder: Woman (55) fatally shot, Butterworth

Butterworth Police are investigating a murder case of a 55 year old woman. It is alleged that the woman was fatally shot in the...
2 Kruger National Park rhino poachers arrested with rifle and horns

2 Kruger National Park rhino poachers arrested with rifle and horns

Two suspects, Sergio Mathebula and July Sihlangu both aged 32 were nabbed with Rhino horns at the Kruger National Park yesterday, Wednesday 21 September...

State action transformed SABMiller deal for South Africans

The AB Inbev-SABMiller merger, which is worth more than U.S. $100 billion, was held up on Thursday as an example of action by South...
Three in custody after shootout with police, Durban

Three in custody after shootout with police, Durban

On 7 July 2020, police officers from Malvern SAPS arrested three men for attempted murder, possession of unlicensed firearms and reckless driving. Police were conducting...
At the SPAR Eastern Cape Wheelchair Wednesday handover at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth yesterday were (back, from left), Spar EC sponsorship and events manager Alan Stapleton, Spar EC sponsorships assistant Debadene Baatjies, Nelson Mandela Bay MMC constituency services Itumeleng Ranyele, Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Thsonono Buyeye, Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities chief executive Brian Bezuidenhout and (front) wheelchair recipients Elizabeth Shadrach and Sitshaba Maqasha. Picture: Full Stop Communications

Wheelchair Wednesday makes huge impact

The Wheelchair Wednesday campaign, sponsored by SPAR Eastern Cape, continues to make a massive impact within the physically disabled community, with 180 wheelchairs being...
Man kills and buries girlfriend on employees farm

Man kills and buries girlfriend on employees farm

On Wednesday, 24 July 2019, a 41 year old man is expected to appear in the Bray Magistrate’s Court in connection with the alleged...