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Noordgesig shooting, suspect nabbed with unlicensed firearms. Photo: SAPS

Noordgesig shooting, suspect nabbed with unlicensed firearms

On Tuesday, 28 December 2021, members of Gauteng Highway Patrol arrested a 44-year-old suspect in Noordgesig, Soweto and recovered two unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The...
Mother and two daughters found murdered in their home, Phoenix. Photo: RUSA

Mother and two daughters found murdered in their home, Phoenix

The bodies of 16 year old Nikita, 22 year old Denisha and 44 year old Jane Govindsamy (pictured from left to right) was discovered...
Charges against Dwarskersbos residents withdrawn after AfriForum intervenes. Photo: AfriForum

Charges against Dwarskersbos residents withdrawn after AfriForum intervenes

Adv. Phyllis Vorster, a prosecutor at AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, succeeded on 15 July 2020, in persuading the state to withdraw charges against community...
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Farm murder stats in SA shock international community

The international community has learned with shock of the 1750 farm murders that occurred in South Africa since 1994. Ernst Roets, Deputy CEO of AfriForum,...
Shocking first quarter crime statistics - Police have lost the battle

Shocking first quarter crime statistics – Police have lost the battle

The shocking spike reflected in the official crime statistics of South Africa serves as proof that the police force is busy losing the fight...

Free State jazz musician found murdered

Police in Bloemspruit in Bloemfontein are investigating a case of murder after popular jazz musician Peter Nthwane was found murdered in his home, Free...

19-year-old raped 12-year-old girl

A 19-year-old student was arrested in Sunnyside and charged with statutory rape after he had intercourse with a 12-year-old girl. The child's mother caught the...
Border police recover R81k worth of dagga, Upington

Border police recover R81k worth of dagga, Upington

On Thursday, 5 December 2019, Upington Border Police and Upington K9 unit conducted a joint operation after information was received that drugs were being...
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Tourist stabbed during robbery in Margate

A twenty-three-year-old woman has been injured during a robbery at St Michael’s Beach in Margate. Reports from the scene indicate that the woman was at...
Muizenberg SAPS needs assistance in identifying bodies

Muizenberg SAPS needs assistance in identifying bodies

Muizenberg SAPS are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying a deceased man that was found hanging from a tree. On Sunday 13...

How’s South Africa’s tourism industry faring?

In 2010, the FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa and helped to show the country in a public light to the world,...
Gang unit arrest man with firearm robbed from policeman, PE

Gang unit arrest man with firearm robbed from policeman, PE

A 23 year old Arcadia man was arrested soon after police responded to a shooting incident in the area. It is alleged that on...