NORTH WEST – Gerhardus Janse Van Vuuren (42), Christiaan Janse Van Vuuren (35), Ellton Mostert (40) and Mario Mulanga (40) appeared before the Stilfontein Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 03 June 2020, in connection with alleged stolen Transnet railway tracks worth approximately R8 million. The railway tracks were reported stolen from

POLOKWANE – The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo, Major General Jan Petrus Scheepers, has highly commended members of Crime Intelligence and the Tactical Response Team (TRT) Unit, for successfully foiling an Armed Robbery that was to take place yesterday 03 June 2020, at the

PRETORIA – In August 2018‚ a report by Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane accused the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele, of gross negligence, improper conduct and maladministration. This, for what she termed ‘failure’ by Minister Cele and the South African Police Service, to protect the lives of two whistleblowers from

GABARONE, BOTSWANA – The mystery surrounding a mass die-off of elephants in Botswana is deepening after initial test results ruled out poisoning and anthrax. Wildlife officials had earlier ruled out poaching as no ivory had been taken. But officers have discovered more carcasses as the death toll surpasses 100. Samples

Kwa Thema Police have arrested a 31-year-old woman for allegedly killing a 35-year-old man believed to be her boyfriend. The incident took place in Kwa Thema Ext 3 on Wednesday afternoon, a witness alleged he was outside his home as he prepared to close his gate when he saw the

Members of Nigel Crime Prevention Unit were patrolling at Kurpur Street in Alrapark when they received information that dagga and drugs are being sold in one of the houses on the same Street. The members followed the tip off and upon entering the premises they found three males aged 18,

DURBAN – On Sunday evening, 31 May 2020, police at Umhlali received a report of the kidnapping of a six-year-old child within their police precinct. The mother of the child reported to police that she was travelling on the Glendale Road near Shayamoya with her two children aged six(06) and

PARKTOWN – Gauteng Provincial Taxi Violence Task Team and Mamelodi East Crime Prevention Unit seized four firearms and arrested four men suspected to be behind taxi violence in Mamelodi. The team received information of armed suspects that are threatening taxi operators around Mamelodi area. A suspicious looking grey Mercedes Benz

Focused operations conducted on Monday evening, 1 June 2020 led to the arrest of five suspects for crimes ranging from the possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition, hijacking and armed robbery. Two suspects were arrested shortly after members of the Western Cape Flying Squad were tipped off about a

DURBAN: Two men aged 20 and 24 are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrates’ Court today. Police swiftly arrested the men inside a house following a robbery on Goble Road in Morningside. It is alleged that yesterday three suspects armed with a knife accosted an elderly couple at an

King William’s Town – Provincial Vispol members received information regarding dagga that was to be distributed from a house at Ginsberg, King William’s Town. They proceeded to a address and recovered nine bags of dagga and 150 arms of dagga rapped in a newspaper to the street value of more

The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be waning. For vaccine developers, that could be a problem. Scientists in Europe and the United States say the relative success of draconian lockdown and social distancing policies in some areas and countries means virus transmission rates may be at such low