Junior Chauke (49) and Prince Ntsako Letswele (33) were remanded in custody by the Ermelo Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 9 December 2022 after they were arrested by the Ermelo SAPS on Thursday, 8 December 2022, following an information about a vehicle with the occupants in possession of firearms which was driving towards Ermelo. The police …
Possession of rhino horns, operation nets 2 suspects, Ermelo Read More »
Ntsimane David Mokgosi (49), Paul Gaafele Molatole (31), Tinashe Paradzai (30), Pule Petrus Ratshwene (30), Lekang Duncan Thabeng (38) and Sydney Vingirayi (28) appeared before the Zeerust Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, for contravention of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) 2004, (Act No. 10 of 2004). They were all remanded in …
Possession of pangolin, 6 suspects arrested, Zeerust Read More »
A search and seizure operation was conducted by the Gauteng Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation based on information received of irregular contracts awarded by Supply Chain management at Tembisa Tertiary Hospital to 217 service providers. The search and seizure operation emanated from an inquiry into allegations of fraud and corruption at the Tembisa Tertiary Hospital. It …
Police in Gauteng intercepted and arrested a gang of twelve men who were allegedly en-route to commit a business robbery in Benoni on Monday, 12 December 2022. The suspects were found in possession of firearms and driving three cars fitted with false number plates. Police received information about a gang that was planning to commit …
Benoni shopping mall robbery foiled – Gang of 12 arrested Read More »
As the country concluded this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the Wynberg Magistrate’s court sentenced Siphelele Bacela to two life terms in prison. Bacela went to a neighbour’s house in Lower Cross Road, Philippi East in September 2020, where he found a 12 year old girl watching television alone. He lured the …
Rape of girl (12), accused handed 2 life terms, Philippi East Read More »
Two suspects, both aged 23 years, were arrested in connection with an incident in which a group of women belonging to a stokvel group were robbed of their cash whilst busy sharing. Two armed suspects are said to have suddenly showed up in the house where they had gathered. A 30-year-old woman was fatally shot …
Stokvel robbery, 2 arrested after woman shot dead, White River Read More »
TLU SA and Saai signed an agreement on 8 December 2022 to broaden, deepen and strengthen cooperation between these two organisations. TLU SA is the oldest agricultural union in Africa and has been organising farmers since 1897. Saai was started in 2019 as a network for family farmers in the framework of the United Nations …
iNkosi Zwelothando Mabandla, AfriForum and the family farmer network the Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) on 13 December 2022, launched the joint indigenous veld goat agricultural development project in the AmaBhele kaJamangile Kingdom close to Maclear in the Eastern Cape with the delivery of the first 21 Nguni indigenous veld goats to iNkosi Zwelothando’s farm, …
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The dilapidated state of municipal storm water systems is bringing to naught expensive repair work to national roads. Rainwater damming up in towns on main routes is eroding the roads and causing the road surface to crumble. Thus, causing millions of rand in damage. Some examples of this are Wolmaransstad and Potchefstroom in the North …
The Garden Route District Commissioner, Major General Norman Modishana, assembled a team from various police units to probe the murder of two security guards at the Loerie Fourie garden refuse site near Kwanonqaba in Mossel Bay. On Monday, 12 December 2022 at about 05:10 police were alerted about two bodies outside the guarding office on …
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