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Kroonstad police station temporarily closed due to COVID-19 related incident

FREE STATE – All communities serviced by Kroonstad SAPS are advised that the station has been temporarily closed after one member tested positive for Covid-19 virus. The community service centre (CSC) will temporarily operate from Sarel Celliers hall (Old Town hall) situated behind the police station and NG church in

Allanridge police station temporarily closed due to COVID 19 related incident

FREE STATE – All communities serviced by Allanridge SAPS are advised that the station has been temporarily closed after one member tested positive for Covid 19 virus. The community serviced from the Contact point situated at the entrance to Nyakallong. Telephones lines at the station will not be accessible for

Mangaung police station closed due to COVID-19 related incident

Three more members tested positive for Covid-9 virus at Mangaung SAPS which led to the police station being closed again. The community serviced by Mangaung police station are advised that the police station will undergo decontamination and members will be subjected to necessary Covid-19 related protocols. Any complaints and incidents

Cameroon Journalist Filing for VOA Harassed by Police

A Cameroonian journalist who freelances for the Voice of America says he was harassed by police who seized his equipment Saturday in Yaoundé, the capital. Moki Edwin Kindzeka said he was also ordered to speak only in French. In a social media post, Kindzeka said, “These guys should not molest

Somali Elections Won’t Take Place on Schedule

Somalia’s electoral commission has announced that upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections will not take place on time, as scheduled. The chairperson of the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC), Halima Ismail Ibrahim, has told the Lower House of the parliament that political differences, insecurity, flooding and COVID-19 have hampered the commission’s

Congo PM Threatens Government Resignation Over Minister’s Arrest

KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo’s prime minister protested on Sunday over the brief arrest of the justice minister, saying the coalition government could resign over the issue and calling on the president to guarantee Cabinet members’ legal protections. Justice Minister Celestin Tunda was detained by police on Saturday evening

Summer May Decide Fate of Leading Shots in Vaccine Race

People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works — and maybe offer a reality check. Already British and Chinese researchers are chasing the coronavirus

Suspects sought for robbery at a farm near Petrusburg

FREE STATE – It is alleged that on 26 June 2020 at about 19:00, a man (50) and his 82-year-old mother were at home in Lovedale farm when their electricity trapped. The man went out with the intention of lifting up the plugs when he was allegedly attacked by three

Two dagga farmers in the dock

PRETORIA -Two suspects aged 24 and 26 are appearing this morning in the Christiana Magistrates court on charges of illegal possession of dagga with intent to distribute and cultivating dagga on a farm in Boshof district in Free State. In a multi-disciplinary controlled operation the members of the Hawks’ Serious

Two gang members sentenced at the Khayelitsha Priority Court

WESTERN CAPE – Western Cape SAPS management welcomes the judgement imposed on two gangsters, Brandon September and Mujaid Alexander, who were each sentenced yesterday by the Khayelitsha Priority Court for their involvement in two separate murder cases within the Manenberg policing precinct. On 01 August 2019, Brandon September, a member

Another suspect arrested linked to VBS

PRETORIA – A 64-year-old suspect is set to appear in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crime Court today facing charges of contravention of the Municipality Finance Management Act 56 of 2003 in the ongoing investigation linked to the VBS Mutual Bank. The suspect who was arrested this morning, was employed at

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