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South Africa in Bloom – 42 years at the Chelsea Flower...

In the 42 years that SANBI-Kirstenbosch has been exhibiting – and winning medals – at the Chelsea Flower Show, the range of flora that...
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Brazen attack on police in Port Elizabeth

A 21 year old suspect is in police custody following the alleged attack on police on Monday, 23 January 2017. At about 14:00 in...

Traffic officer aggressively confronts and assault a motorist

Pretoria - On the N4 BakwenaN1 South interchange David du Toit's wife started to record a video, unknowingly they became the victims of an...

How Zuma has used the capture of South Africa’s state institutions...

The withdrawal of charges against South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan by the country’s National Prosecuting Authority brings to mind events in 2008 when...
Ekurhuleni shootings: Seven killed, seven wounded

Ekurhuleni shootings: Seven killed, seven wounded

While strongly condemning the killing of seven people in Springs, Tsakane and KwaThema, the Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Elias Mawela has appointed a...
Teacher shot dead at school, Nelspruit

Teacher shot dead at school, Nelspruit

Members of the South African Police Service at Bushbuckridge have opened two dockets, one for murder and the other an inquest for investigation. This...

Farm murder suspects ‘came to work as normal’

Two of the four suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Richmond farmer Echard Schutte, 76, were the farmer's employees and had gone...

Afrikaner asylum cases doubled last year

The total number of approved South Aafrican asylum seekers worldwide since 1994 has grown from 170 in 2008 to more than 360 last...

Krugersdorp cops involved in ‘execution’ to be suspended

The four officers involved in the alleged execution of a wounded suspect in Krugersdorp have been handed notices of intention to suspend them. Further...
3 arrested after business robbery and kidnapping, Richards Bay

3 arrested after business robbery and kidnapping, Richards Bay

On Wednesday, 20 December 2017 Richards Bay Detectives followed up information about suspects who were involved in a business robbery and kidnapping. The members proceeded...

Moseley resident sustains severe wounds during brutal panga attack

A Moseley resident survived a brutal panga attack in her home in the early hours of 9 February 2019. Blue Security community and media liaison...
Three fugitives escaped from Machadodorp police holding cells. Photo: SAPS

Machadodorp escapees re-arrested

The two fugitives who escaped from the Machadodorp SAPS holding cells on Thursday, 27 April 2017 have been re-arrested and the stolen official firearm...