The North West Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, welcomed the 20-years direct imprisonment handed down to Sonnyboy Ramela (42) by the Bafokeng Regional Court, on Wednesday, 3 November 2022, for rape and murder. The convict was also declared unfit to possess a firearm in terms of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. […]
Day: November 3, 2022
Police seeks identity of woman found floating in the sea
GQEBERHA – SAPS Humewood detectives opened an inquest after the body of an unknown woman was found floating in the sea this morning, 03 November 2022. It is alleged that on mentioned date at approximately 11:00, a family walking on the beach spotted the body in the water at Cape Recife, Lighthouse and alerted police. […]
National SAPS Safer Festive Season Operations to ensure more boots on the ground to heighthen and enhance police visibility
LIMPOPO – The South African Police Service (SAPS) launched its nationwide safer festive operations under the theme “more boots on the ground towards enhanced police visibility” in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. The national launch serves as a precursor to the provincial launches, ushering in a season of heightened visibility countrywide; coupled with intensified, integrated crime prevention and […]
SA marks Disability Rights Awareness Month
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, on Thursday launched the Disability Rights Awareness Month (DRAM) 2022. The theme for this year is: ‘Empowering Persons with Disabilities through resourceful, sustainable and safe environments’. Speaking at the launch in Pretoria, Nkoana-Mashabane said her department’s approach to DRAM is informed by […]
NATJOINTS ready to deal with national security threats
Cabinet has reassured the public that the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has an intelligence-driven capacity to deal with threats to the country’s national security, including terrorism. This comes after the Embassy of the United States of America last week issued a security alert to its citizens in South Africa, warning that terrorists […]
Cabinet welcomes 2022 MTBPS
Cabinet has welcomed the bold measures introduced in the 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to restore the health of the country’s public finances, just as the world economy was taking a dangerous turn for the worse. This development is contained in a Cabinet statement, following its meeting on Thursday. “The steps announced by […]
SA urged to unite against GBVF
Cabinet has emphasised the importance of different sectors in society working together with government to tackle the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). “Communities are urged to tackle the scourge of GBVF head-on by reporting perpetrators to law-enforcement agencies. Each sector of our society must play its part by creating conditions that make it […]