Serial rapist gets 2 life sentences plus 120 years

A serial rapist, Sikhangile Mki, who wreaked havoc among women in the areas of Delft and Khayelitsha appeared in the High Court in Cape...

West Coast phosphate mine stopped – for now

A new phosphate mine on the West Coast is being challenged by environmental activists and state departments who say the mine has been unlawfully established...

Two arrested with tik and counterfeit bank notes, Wellington

The role of drugs in the commission of crime and the resulting SAPS priority of clamping down on drug traders paid off early on...

Three arrested on housebreaking charges

Vigilance by members attached to the Western Cape Flying Squad led to the arrest of three suspects on 12 September 2017 at about 15:00....

Hout Bay riots persist

Two metro police officers and a youth were injured during the ongoing Hout Bay protests by residents over fish quotas. The Department of Fisheries says...

Government calls for calm in fishing protest

The Department of Forestry and Fisheries says it has not taken a decision on the total allowable catch (TAC) for West Coast Rock Lobster...

Parliament in court over its high paid bouncers

A protracted case to be heard by the Labour Court reveals that Parliament now requires its “Chamber Support Officers” (CSOs) to be skilled in...

Four arrested for unlicensed firearms and drugs, Bellville

Bellville SAPS members’ back to basics focused approach towards fighting crime continues to pay off. Four suspects were arrested during a stop and search...

South Africa: Cape Peninsula University protests violent

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology had to get additional security measures in place after protest action. Garbage has been thrown into roads, stones have...

Tracking down the teenager shot in the mouth by police

I wanted to ask Ona Dubula how he’d crossed the Hout Bay valley from Imizamo Yethu and wound up on the frontlines of a...

SAPS mounted unit patrol Grassy park, arrest drug dealers

The criminals of Grassy Park received a surprise on the morning of 12 September 2017, when members attached to Grassy Park SAPS held several...

Man arrested with abalone worth R4.3 million, Paarl

Our crime combatting initiatives to tackle the lucrative illegal abalone trade in the Western Cape, resulted in the arrest of a 40 year old...