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272 arrests in SAPS clamp down, Mitchell's Plain Cluster. Photo: SAPS

272 arrests in SAPS clamp down, Mitchell’s Plain Cluster

The police from the Mitchell's Plain Cluster continue clamping down on crime and criminal activities in their eight policing precincts. The execution of search...
2 arrested after stolen vehicle runs out of petrol, Despatch

2 arrested after stolen vehicle runs out of petrol, Despatch

SAPS members continue to squeeze the space for criminals to operate during the Safer Festive Season operations, after members attached to SAPS Despatch arrested...
2 sentenced after farmer (73) assaulted, robbed, Sutherland

2 sentenced after farmer (73) assaulted, robbed, Sutherland

On Wednesday, 30 November 2016, early morning, the Sutherland SAPS arrested two men, aged between 35 and 36 years old. The two men...

Railway’s R1 billion accident and crime bill

Accidents and crime cost South African railway operators almost a billion rand (R961 million) in the 2016/17 period. This was R70 million up on...

How much did CPS make from social grants?

A dispute has erupted over the profits declared by Cash Paymaster Services (CPS), the company that pays social grants. In 2014, the Constitutional Court found...

Proactive Phoenix response officer arrests two suspects in two days

A fast thinking Blue Security armed response officer nabbed two alleged suspects in Phoenix within as many days last week. Blue Security community and media...

Energy minister insists on nuclear

The new Minister of Energy, David Mahlobo, appears determined to push ahead with nuclear procurement at an unspecified future date. This is despite the...
Farmer retaliates after invasion, shoots 1, Roodekuil

Farmer retaliates after invasion, shoots 1, Roodekuil

The Police in Bela-Bela have arrested three suspects who were involved in the farm attack which occurred in the Roodekuil area on 26 November...

Lesufi is lying with regard to Afrikaans schools in Gauteng

Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng Education MEC, is deliberately trying to mislead the public by saying that Afrikaans schools do still have a place in the...

Guptas inflated Oakbay share price on its JSE debut

It is believed that the executive management of the Gupta managed company, Oakbay, should personally be held responsible for fraud. The claim is imposed after...

ANC leadership conference already controversial

The appointment of the new leaders for the ANC has been plunged into controversy and turning into a complete farce. Jacob Zuma invited all the...

MultiChoice and Guptas

The pay channel MultiChoice allegedly made a payment of R25 million to the Gupta's ANN7 channel while their annual payment of R50 million was...