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Woman arrested with illegal firearm, Wetton

Woman arrested with illegal firearm, Wetton

On 27 February 2018 at about 13:30, the Lansdowne SAPS Crime Prevention Team acted on information regarding a firearm stored at a premise in...
Rapist arrested, DNA links him to another rape, Camperdown

Rapist arrested, DNA links him to another rape, Camperdown

On 28 February 2018, Camperdown Regional Court convicted and sentenced Siphiwe Hlophe (26) to 12 years imprisonment for raping a scholar. In October 2016,...
R100 million ponzi scheme fraudster denied bail, Secunda

R100 million ponzi scheme fraudster denied bail, Secunda

On 02 March 2018, an alleged fraudster Jaco Leon Jordaan was refused bail by the Secunda Magistrate's Court during a formal bail application. Jordaan was...
Security guard injured in cash in transit heist, Kroondal. Photo: Arrive Alive

Security guard injured in cash in transit heist, Kroondal

One man, a security guard, sustained minor injuries following a cash in transit heist on the Marikana Road near Kroondal. ER24 paramedics, along with various...
Shootout, police kill hijacker, arrest another 4, Durban

Shootout, police kill hijacker, arrest another 4, Durban

On 1 March 2018, at 18:30, police officers from the Provincial Trio Task Team conducted an operation at Ntuzuma following up on intelligence with...
Woman offering roadside assistance, hijacked and raped

Woman offering roadside assistance, hijacked and raped

The Provincial Commissioner of the Police in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma urge motorists to be wary of people who seek help along the...
SAPS arrest highly wanted armed fugitive, Dennilton. Photo: SAPS

SAPS arrest highly wanted armed fugitive, Dennilton

The Intelligence led joint operations with the objective of curbing trio crimes in all the Clusters especially the crime infested areas continue to yield...
Foiled cash in transit heist, police recover rifles and vehicle. Photo: SAPS

Foiled cash in transit heist, police recover rifles and vehicle

The swift reaction and determination of members of the South African Police Service, deployed soon after reports of a cash in transit heists reached...

Expropriation, european parliament MP demands British intervention

A member of the European Parliament has written to British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson‚ saying he needs to "mediate" with South African officials following...
A British legal experts opinion on land expropriation. Front Nasionaal

A British legal experts opinion on land expropriation

Response written by Mark Philip Malcolm Horn - London Barrister. No one does business with a thief, and no one extends credit to...
Zuma now called in to lobby for election votes. Photo: Die Vryburger

Zuma now called in to lobby for election votes

For those who hoped that the ANC would take a new direction, the land grab decision was the first shock. On the back of this,...
Cosatu to strike over VAT increase. Photo: Die Vryburger

Cosatu to strike over VAT increase

The trade union Cosatu has threatened the government that they will their strike if the decision to increase VAT is not reversed. The previous finance...