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Theft of 22 sheep, stock thieves sentenced to 5 years, Mthatha

Theft of 22 sheep, stock thieves sentenced to 5 years, Mthatha

A joint effort and collaboration between Crime Prevention police and Stock Theft detectives at OR Tambo district resulted in the sentencing of four stock...
Edenvale police arrest man with illegal firearm, Dowerglen

Edenvale police arrest man with illegal firearm, Dowerglen

Members of SAPS Edenvale arrested a 32-year-old man in Dowerglen on Friday, 8 April 2022 and recovered an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The SAPS members...
Ngqeleni kidnapping - Task Team arrest second suspect, Kokstad

Ngqeleni kidnapping – Task Team arrest second suspect, Kokstad

The Kidnapping Task Team of the Hawks in the Eastern Cape effected a second arrest of a 26-year-old on 26 October 2022 in Kokstad...
2 Traffic officers arrested after demanding bribe. Photo: SAPS

2 Traffic officers arrested after demanding bribe

Two traffic officers are behind bars after soliciting a bribe from a motorist. On the 22 April 2022 at about 11:00, two Provincial Traffic Officers...

Remembering the “Heritage Day” debate, to which we never received any...

On the 24th of September 2014, Ntsiki “African Queen” Mazwai, a poet and singer from Johannesburg, published an open letter to White South Africans...
Stolen 'cellphone tower batteries' recovered, Hankey

Stolen ‘cellphone tower batteries’ recovered, Hankey

Police arrested two men, confiscated a getaway vehicle and recovered two cellphone tower batteries following a high-speed chase in Hankey. On Saturday, 28 August 2021...
Kraaifontein man receives 95 years for possession of firearms and drugs

Kraaifontein man receives 95 years for possession of firearms and drugs

Serious and violent crimes and the illegal possession of firearms are high on our priority list and every endeavour is made to disarm criminals...
ANC's Secretary-general, Ace Magashule released on R200k bail

ANC’s Secretary-general, Ace Magashule released on R200k bail

Friday the thirteenth did indeed not have anything good in store for the ANC's Secretary-general, Ace Magashule, as he finally had to appear in...

Shop manager assaulted with brick over airtime dispute

Blue Security armed response officers arrested two suspects in the South of Durban at the weekend. Blue Security community and media liaison officer Andreas Mathios said a...
China lifts ban on beef imports from South Africa

China lifts ban on beef imports from South Africa

China has lifted the ban on beef imports, following a unique decision by the Chinese government after an expert team was sent to South...
15 Farm attacks 1 farm murder in first 15 days of December 2019

15 Farm attacks 1 farm murder in first 15 days of...

Between 1 and 15 December 2019, there have already been fifteen farm attacks and one farm murder, whilst one farm attack was successfully averted...
Taxi owner fatally shot, taxis and private motor vehicles damaged, Lebowakgomo

Taxi owner fatally shot, taxis and private motor vehicles damaged, Lebowakgomo

The Provincial Taxi Violence Investigation Unit in Limpopo is investigating a case of murder, cases of attempted murder as well as malicious damage to...