Police are searching for three armed suspects who evaded arrest and escaped following a shootout with police in Kraaifontein on Tuesday night. According to police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana, the incident occurred at Darwin Road near the Buh-rein Estate development show more
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- Cape Town Couple in Court for R4 million Fraud and Money Laundering 20 March 2019Media Statement from Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (HAWKS)South African Police Service WESTERN CAPE – The Cape Town Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) in collaboration with the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crimes Investigation on Monday secured a R2.4 million preservation order belonging to a couple that colluded and siphoned off a company almost R4 million. Themba Romario […]
- Police Hunt callous Killers for Senseless Shooting of 4 young adults, leaving 3 Dead and 1 Fighting for Her Life in Hospital, Walmer 20 March 2019Media Statement from Eastern Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Port Elizabeth: The Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Liziwe Ntshinga is appalled at the senseless shooting of 4 young adults, leaving 3 dead and 1 fighting for her life in hospital. It is alleged that on Tuesday, 19 March 2019 at about 22:30, […]
- Suspect Arrested for the Rape and Murder of Minors in Sebokeng 20 March 2019Media Statement from Gauteng Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service PARKTOWN: Police in Sebokeng in the Sedibeng District have arrested a 22-year old suspect on charges of rape and murder involving two girls aged 13 and 9 years. A police officer at around 02h00 on Wednesday morning, 20 March 2019 responded to an […]
- TABLE VIEW, CAPE TOWN: A Third and Fully Operational Hydroponic Dagga Lab Uncovered by SAPS Hawks 19 March 2019Media Statement from Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (HAWKS)South African Police Service WESTERN CAPE – Diran Zacharan (24) appeared at Cape Town Magistrates Court on Friday for dealing in dagga. Zacharan was arrested in Table view by the Hawks led multidisciplinary team during a disruptive operation undertaken by the team on Thursday. A third and […]
- FREE STATE SAPS NEWS: Boyfriend Sentenced for Murder of Girlfriend 19 March 2019Media Statement from Free State Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Marquad: 30 year- old Godfrey Qhoase Moletsane of Marquard was found guilty of murder of his girlfriend Refilwe Masakala and sentenced to 23 years imprisonment. He was also found guilty of attempted murder of 55-year-old Puseletso Masakala, the mother of his girlfriend. […]
- Resharing a Meme on Social Media is Illegal in South Africa under the Current Copyright Laws! 18 March 2019Marelize Horn getting a cycling lesson from the rising cyclist stars from the Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy team. Picture: Brendan Magaar/African News Agency(ANA) Cape Town - Resharing a meme on social media is actually illegal under current copyright laws. Copyright legislation written in 1978 and later updated in 2002 could be updated again this year. […]
- 13 Killed, 9 Injured When Bakkie And Car Collided On N12 Between Fochville And Westonaria - Er24 Report 18 March 2019Thirteen people were killed and nine others injured last night following a collision between a bakkie and light motor vehicle on the N12 between Fochville and Westonaria.ER24 Paramedics, along with other medical services, arrived on the scene after 20h00 to find that a bakkie and light motor vehicle had collided. Both vehicles had sustained a […]
- SAPS NEWS: Four Suspects Arrested in East London for Possession of Unlicensed Firearms 17 March 2019Services | SAPS (South African Police Service) Four suspects arrested in East London for possession of unlicensed firearms 2019/03/17 Media Statement from Eastern Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service An intelligence driven operation was conducted at Nompumelelo location yesterday by East London Crime Intelligence and Mdantsane OCC that led to the arrest […]
- SAPS NEWS: Police Arrested Man Accused of Multiple Sex Offences in Lenasia, JHB 17 March 2019Media Statement from Gauteng Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service PARKTOWN: Management of police in Gauteng have welcomed the arrest of a 33-year-old man believed to be behind a number of rape cases reported between February and March 2019 at Lenasia and Lawley, in Johannesburg. In all four reported cases - three rape […]
- SAPS NEWS: Suspect Arrested in Langa with Drugs and Presumed Stolen Property 17 March 2019Services | SAPS (South African Police Service) Suspect arrested in Langa with drugs and presumed stolen property 2019/03/16 Media Statement from Western Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service In pursuit of justice, Flying Squad members reacted on intelligence of an unlicensed firearm at a Langa residence this morning. They conducted a search […]
- SAPS NEWS: An Off-Duty Police Officer Arrests Battery Thief in Port Elizabeth 17 March 2019Media Statement from Eastern Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Port Elizabeth: A police officer is never off duty and is always ready to come to the aid and assistance of the community when needed. On Saturday evening, 16 March 2019 at about 23:00, a member of Port Elizabeth Flying Squad was […]
- 4 ARMED SUSPECTS ARRESTED AFTER ROBBING CONVENIENT STORE AT FILLING STATION, STELLENBOSCH 14 March 2019Services | SAPS (South African Police Service) Swift response from SAPS lands four armed robbers behind bars 2019/03/14 Media Statement from Western Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Western Cape: The swift response from Stellenbosch police was no match for four armed suspects who were arrested shortly after robbing a convenient store […]
- 18 People Including Children Injured When Taxi Rolled On Neale Road, Jhb This Morning 14 March 2019Eighteen people were left injured this morning, including sixteen children, when the taxi they were travelling in rolled on the Neale Road in Unigray, south of Johannesburg.ER24 Paramedics, along with several other medical services, arrived on the scene at 07h30 to find the taxi upright on the side of the road. The passengers had already […]
- Two Men Were Seriously Injured In Collision On R56 And Murray Intersection, Edendale Kzn 13 March 2019Two men were left seriously injured this morning when a light motor vehicle collided into the side of another at the at the R56 and Murray intersection in Edendale, KwaZulu Natal.ER24 Paramedics, along with another medical service, arrived on the scene at 06h10 to find that one light motor vehicle was found in the middle […]
- Man Lucky To Escape Injury After Taxi Rolled Down Embankment Into A Shallow River 12 March 2019A man, believed to be in his 30s, escaped injury this morning after his taxi rolled down an embankment off Chasevalley Road in Chasevalley, KwaZulu Natal.ER24 Paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after 11h00 to find the taxi lying on its side in a shallow river at the bottom of the embankment.ER24 Paramedics utilized various […]
- SAPS NEWS: Special Train Coach Serving as a SAPS Rapid Rail Unit Mobile Police Service Centre Handed over 9 March 2019Media Statement issued by the Eastern Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Port Elizabeth: A special train coach serving as a SAPS Rapid Rail Unit Mobile Police Service Centre was handed over to the SAPS Rapid Rail Unit on 8 March 2019. It was handed over by the head of main line […]
- SAPS NEWS: Special Train Coach Serving as a SAPS Rapid Rail Unit Mobile Police Service Centre Handed over 9 March 2019Media Statement issued by the Eastern Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Port Elizabeth: A special train coach serving as a SAPS Rapid Rail Unit Mobile Police Service Centre was handed over to the SAPS Rapid Rail Unit on 8 March 2019. It was handed over by the head of main line […]
- SAPS NEWS: 10 Petrol Bombs Found during Interventions to Stabilise Situation at Blybank, West Rand 9 March 2019Media Statement issued by the Gauteng Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Parktown: Management of police in Gauteng has commended the crime prevention efforts by the team working in the West Rand after police on Friday morning, 08 March 2019, uncovered 11 abandoned petrol bombs at a taxi rank in Blybank near Carletonville. […]
- SAPS NEWS UPDATE: Tenth Suspect Arrested for the Murder of Thoriso Themane 9 March 2019Media Statement issued by the Limpopo Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Polokwane: The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba is elated by the continued sterling efforts manifested by the detectives involved in the investigation of the brutal murder of Thoriso, when the tenth suspect […]
- POLICE ATTACKED: Man Arrested for Attack on Police and other Crimes on School Premises 9 March 2019Media Statement from Mpumalanga Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service NELSPRUIT – The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Servive in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma is perturbed by an incident that took place at Mmametlhake High School, yesterday 07 March 2019, wherein police were viciously attacked at the school premises. The […]