An Ethiopian anti-aircraft missile brought down the Kenyan plane that crashed in the Somali town of Bardale last week, killing six people on board, multiple sources have told VOA Somali. Ethiopian forces are stationed in Bardale to help their Somali counterparts retain control of the town, once controlled by militant
GABORONE – More than 800 sex workers across Botswana will receive food hampers donated by non-governmental organizations this week, with priority given to migrants, those who who are HIV-positive and those with young children. Two NGOs working with the sex workers’ organization, Sisonke, are assisting with the handouts. Program manager
NORTHERN CAPE – A 29-year-old suspect is expected to appear at Kuruman Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 13 May 2020 for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday morning, 12 May 2020 during a multi-disciplinary operation by the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Crime Intelligence Unit,
FREE STATE – The Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team swiftly acted on information and intercepted a truck travelling from Verkykerskop to Harrismith reportedly transporting stolen diesel. The truck was found at Harrismith Truck Stop after it had been towed by a breakdown truck on the way. The driver of
PRETORIA – The Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in the Eastern Cape is making inroads in clamping down the vehicle finance fraud. This follows the arrest of a 52-year-old suspect allegedly dubbed as a kingpin of the vehicle finance fraud syndicate operating in Port Elizabeth and East London. He
ALIWAL NORTH – On 11 May 2020, a combined operation between Crime Intelligence and the Aliwal North Detectives made the arrest of six suspects possible. Positive information was followed up in two separate burglary residential cases and four suspects age 16, 18, 24 and 30 were arrested and the following
POTCHESFTROOM – A 39-year-old, Lesego Tau, appeared in the Klerksdorp Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 11 May 2020, for housebreaking with the intent to commit an unknown crime. He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on 15 May 2020 for a formal bail application. The accused’s court appearance
KIMBERLEY – In December 2019 a 65-year-old woman, Sinah Lenoge of Seoding village outside of Kuruman, was left destitute after her house was demolished by strong winds and rain. This unfortunate incident attracted the attention of the Seoding ‘Brave Watches’ as they teamed up and came to the rescue the
PORT ELIZABETH – Police are seeking the community’s assistance in identifying a teenager, approximately 16 years old, whose body was found lying in an open field in Jacksonville yesterday afternoon, 10 May 2020. It is alleged that at about 12:45, police were alerted by a community member of a body
It’s Mother’s Day in the United States and in many other parts of the world. Today’s show celebrates mothers with a playlist of African music to honor them: “Sweet Mother” by Prince Nico Mbarga (Nigeria/Cameroon), “Mama” by Brenda Fassie (South Africa), ‘L’amour d’une mère” by Patience Dabany (Benin), “Dai Zvaibvira”
The Northern Cape Police, intensified Covid-19 Operation, squeezed the space and left no stone unturned when they net drug peddlers in Kimberley. In the early hours of Sunday, 10 May 2020, the Northern Cape Provincial Organised Crime Detectives and Visible Police members apprehended several suspects subsequent to be found in
Three suspects between 21 and 42 years were arrested during intelligence driven operation. Operation was conducted following house breaking cases that were recently opened to the police where items including tablets phone laptops and other households were stolen. Station Commander Captain Stephen together with his Detective and Vispol members recovered nine(9) tablets
