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• Defence Minister says South Africa is a Peaceful Country, lives in Harmony, but must be vigilant 19 May 2018
  Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says while South Africa a peaceful country that lives in harmony with its neighbours, it must remain vigilant. “South Africa’s constrained ability to effectively manage, monitor and react to land, air and maritime threats allows for the continuous inflow of illegal migrants, smuggling of goods, weapons and human trafficking,” the Minister […]
• RHINO POACHING: Three Suspected Rhino Poachers Arrested Hoedspruit, Limpopo 19 May 2018
  In a concerted effort to fight the scourge of crime by the Police in this Province, the crime fighting strategies including roadblocks and stop and searches are still yielding positive and meaningful results. In the Hoedspruit Policing areas outside Phalaborwa, three (03) suspected rhino poaching syndicate have been arrested at a road block along the […]
• RHINO POACHING - SAPS NEWS: Three Suspected Rhino poachers nabbed.Limpopo: In a concerted effort to fight the scourge o... 19 May 2018
  In a concerted effort to fight the scourge of crime by the Police in this Province, the crime fighting strategies including roadblocks and stop and searches are still yielding positive and meaningful results. In the Hoedspruit Policing areas outside Phalaborwa, three (03) suspected rhino poaching syndicate have been arrested at a road block along the […]
• FARMER (30) Arrested for the Murders of Two Elderly Free State Farmers - Staansaam 19 May 2018
  A 30-year-old farmer will soon appear in the Dewetsdorp Magistrate’s Court on two counts of murder. This after he was arrested in connection with the brutal killing of two elderly farmers in Dewetsdorp late on Saturday night, Free State police said. On Saturday night at about 11.30pm, the young farmer allegedly went to collect his […]
• One person was Killed, two others Injured in a Head-on Collision on Weilbach Street, Meyerton 19 May 2018
  One man was killed and two others injured late last night following a head-on collision between two light motor vehicles on the Weilbach Street in Meyerton. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after 22h00 to find two wrecked vehicles in the middle of the road. Local authorities had already begun to close off the […]
• A Man was Airlifted to Hospital after Falling down stairs in Little Falls, JHB 19 May 2018
  A 45-year-old man was airlifted to hospital this morning after he fell down a flight of stairs at his residence in Little Falls, west of Johannesburg. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find the local authorities already in attendance. The officers had already begun to gain access to the patients locked residence. Once inside, […]
• 12 People were Injured, 2 Seriously when Taxi Crashed Head-on with a Truck, Bloemfontein 18 May 2018
  Twelve people were injured this evening, two of them seriously, when a taxi crashed head-on with a truck on the Meadows Road in Bloemfontein. ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene at 18h55 to find the taxi and truck in the middle of the road. The passengers had already climbed out of […]
• Con Court Ruled: Man out of his Job for referring to a black colleague as 'the black man' 18 May 2018
  Man lost his job because he called a black man a black man. A White employee who referred to a black colleague as the black man in a conflict over a parking space with a black colleague should lose his job, the Constitutional Court ruled yesterday. The court upheld an appeal by an employer over […]
• PROTESTERS VICTORIOUS: Hermanus Land Owners Agree to Sell Land to Government 18 May 2018
  Ongoing protests in Hermanus may have prompted the owners of a stretch of land intended for a luxury development to sell it back to the Western Cape government for homes for the residents of Zwelihle. Unrest in the area started in late March, when an attempted land grab in Schulphoek was halted by the Red […]
• NATIONAL NEWS: Home Affairs Launches New Automated Biometric ID-System 18 May 2018
  Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says the new Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) project will help integrate all systems, inside and outside government, to offer a single source for biometric authentication for citizens. The Minister said this when he spoke at the launch of the new system at the Taj Hotel in Cape Town on […]
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• One person was Killed, 23 others injured when Bakkie & Taxi collided on R71, Magoebaskloof 17 May 2018
  A woman was killed and 23 others injured on Monday afternoon following a collision between a bakkie and large taxi on the R71 Magoebaskloof in Tzaneen, Limpopo. ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene to find the two wrecked vehicles in the middle of the road. Both vehicles had sustained a significant […]
• Approx. 8 People have been Injured in a Multi-Vehicle-Collision involving 2 Trucks & 3 Vehicles 16 May 2018
  Approximately eight people were left injured on Monday morning following a multiple vehicle collision at the Hendrik Potgieter and R28 Road intersection, west of Johannesburg. ER24 paramedics, along with various other services, were on the scene at 10h57. It was found that two truck and three vehicles had collided and had come to a stop […]
• DELFT, CAPE TOWN: Specialist Detective Team Arrests Suspect in Delft Taxi Violence Murder Case 16 May 2018
  Following an incident where two people were shot dead and two others seriously injured by two unknown gunmen in a shooting at the Delft taxi rank last Friday, Organised Crime detectives supported by Public Order Police members embarked on a tracing operation last night. They arrested a 31-year-old suspect from Nyanga and seized a firearm […]
• SAPS NEWS: Within 2 Hours of Armed Robbery, 5 Suspects Arrested and Firearms Recovered 16 May 2018
  A well-coordinated teamwork between various units and services between Port Alfred and Port Elizabeth led to the arrest of five suspects this morning. At approximately 09:13 this morning 2 males walked into a chain store at a mall in Port Alfred. They approached the two female assistants for help with perfumes. They allegedly informed the […]
• Suspect Targets 55-year old Cancer Patient in Waterloo, KwaZulu Natal 16 May 2018
  Seen in these pictures are Reaction Officers who are searching for a lone suspect who has made several attempts to gain forced entry in the home of a 55 year old woman who is a cancer patient & lives alone at her Waterloo - Verulam home. The woman contacted Reaction Unit South Africa after the […]
• One Person has been Killed, 3 others injured when Two Trucks and a Bakkie Collided on N17 16 May 2018
  A man was killed and three others injured this morning following a collision between two trucks and a bakkie on the N17 between the Leandra and Nigel turnoff in Devon, approximately 60km outside of Secunda. ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene at 07h30 to find the two trucks in the emergency […]
• A Man was left Critically Injured in collision in Randburg this afternoon 15 May 2018
  A man was left critically injured this afternoon when he was knocked over by a light motor vehicle on Dover Road in Randburg. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 13h24 to find the body of a man lying in the middle of the road. The light motor vehicle that had struck the man was […]
• FARM ATTACK: Seven Suspects Attack Farmhouse in Redcliffe, Verulam KZN 15 May 2018
  Seven Suspects Attack Farmhouse: Redcliffe - Verulam Seven (7) armed suspects accosted a 33 year old Mozambican National who was working at a home in Redcliffe - Verulam at approx 10:43 this morning. His employer, a 65 year old woman who just arrived home was then forced into a shed at gunpoint. Members of Reaction […]
• 4 Children, 2 Adults were Killed after a vehicle caught fire on the N4 towards Buffelspoort 13 May 2018
  Four children and two adults were killed after a vehicle caught fire on the N4 towards Buffelspoort this morning. It is believed that the driver lost control of the car and crashed into a pillar before the vehicle set alight. At approximately 10h50, ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene and saw that there was nothing […]