January 24, 2021

Police clampdown on liquor outlets in Southern Cape

WESTERN CAPE – Endeavours to safeguard communities and the enforcement of Level 3 lockdown regulations led to a clampdown on liquor outlets during crime prevention operations in the Southern Cape over the weekend after information on the sale of liquor was operationalised. On Friday, 22 January 2021 members attached to

Suspects arrested during Festive Season operations

AMATHOLE DISTRICT – Steve Vukile Tshwete and Kei Road Police members were busy with Festive season operations over the weekend when they arrested eight (8) suspects for outstanding warrants of arrest, malicious damage to property and assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm (Assault GBH). During their on

Woman bust for R61000-00 worth of drugs in Beaufort West

WESTERN CAPE – A crime prevention operation aimed at the eradication of drug abuse in communities yielded positive results when a 22-year-old woman was arrested and drugs with an estimated street value of R61000-00 confiscated at Beaufort West on Saturday afternoon, 23 January 2021. Information received from the public on

PE K9 unit arrest suspect with stolen firearm

PORT ELIZABETH – PE K9 unit members arrested a 23-year-old man in NU 9 Motherwell and detained him for illegal possession of a firearm and contravention of the Disaster Management Act- failing to confine himself to his residence during curfew. It is alleged that on Saturday, 23 January 2021 at

India Launches ‘Neighborly Vaccine Diplomacy’

NEW DELHI – In an unusual diplomatic initiative, India has donated millions of doses of the British-developed AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine being produced in the country to neighboring South Asian nations. The “vaccine diplomacy” aims to raise New Delhi’s global profile and push back against China, which has been expanding its

Biden to Reinstate COVID Travel Rules, Add South Africa

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Monday will formally reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders, according to two White House officials. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss

World Nears 100 Million COVID-19 Cases

The world is on the verge of reaching 100 million COVID-19 infections, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center statistics. More than 2 million people have died from the virus. The coronavirus continues to create an unyielding and staggering path of illness and death across the United States. Johns Hopkins

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