A manhunt of two unknown male suspects who committed robbery with a firearm incident at First National Bank (FNB) parking area in Masingita mall on Friday, 30 April 2024 at about 14:30, has been activated by the police in Giyani under Mopani District. Preliminary investigations indicate that a 72-year-old male victim, a Principal by profession …

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Concerted efforts by police to rid communities of the illegal distribution of drugs landed two suspects behind bars on Wednesday morning, 01 May 2024 Members attached to the Anti Economical and Extortion Task teams searched two premises in Kensington after they received information about drugs at a premises in Drommedaris Street, Kensington. The members found …

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Efforts to rid the Western Cape of firearms in the hands of criminals to threaten the safety and security in our communities yielded success when a suspect was arrested for the illegal possession of a firearm on Tuesday evening, 30 April 2024. Members of the Grassy Park Crime Prevention Unit followed up information they received …

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A robbery victim was stabbed to death on the R102 in the vicinity of the Ottawa robots – KZN. Passing motorists contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) after they noticed the unresponsive male lying in the emergency lane. On arrival, Reaction Officers discovered that the male had sustained a fatal stab wound to his chest. …

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An integrated operation between Public Order Police, Metro Police and other governmental departments in Hout Bay on Monday evening, 29 April 2024, led to the arrests of two males aged 34 and 37 for the possession of crayfish. The members conducted an intelligence driven operation at an identified premise in Atlantic Skipper Road, ensued with …

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Vamisile Mthimkhulu (39), was arrested on Wednesday, 24 April 2024, at the OR Tambo International Airport when a warrant for contempt of court was executed after she failed to attend a court appearance for charges of home loan fraud committed against First National Bank in 2017. Mthimkhulu had just returned from the USA when she …

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An alleged trafficking in persons accused, Anupong Chaiprasit (33), has been remanded in custody by the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 29 April 2024. The East Rand based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team pounced on an address along Terrace Road in Edenvale on Friday, 26 April 2024, following intelligence gathered about a possible trafficking …

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The determination by members of the Harare Crime Prevention Unit to bring perpetrators of the law to book saw the arrests of two suspects, both 27-year-old after information was received about suspects that are robbing people. The members proceeded to Ncumo Street, 35 Block, Harare and spotted the suspects. When the suspects saw the members …

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Information was received during the evening of 28 April 2024, about a gang, which allegedly commits blue light robberies on the N3 between Villiers and Heidleburg using a white Toyota Hilux. A multidisciplinary team was mobilised and traced the suspects to N3 highway, Grootvlei in Mpumalanga. The vehicle was spotted with blue lights on. The …

Blue light gang – Three fatally shot during a shootout with a multidisciplinary team, blue lights and two firearms recovered Read More »

As South Africa braces for the national general elections (the sixth installment), the political arena buzzes with anticipation and speculation. However, amidst the flurry of campaigning and pledges, a critical query looms large: who wields power, and at what expense? The saying “better the devil you know” carries weight in our present political climate. With …

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