Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has praised Western Cape police for their efforts to reduce crime after raids in Phillipi East and Nyanga on the Cape Flats led to the arrest of hundreds of suspected criminals. The raids came after 18 people were killed in Phillipi East recently. More than 170 suspected rapists and one alleged murderer[…]
US President Donald Trump is planning to abandon the Iran nuclear deal shortly, according to US media reports. If he fails to certify the accord, Congress will decide whether to re-impose economic sanctions on Iran. Mr Trump has until 15 October to decide. Opposition to the deal was a major[…]
The US military has halted some exercises with its Gulf Arab allies over the ongoing diplomatic crisis targeting Qatar, trying to use its influence to end the months-long dispute, authorities told The Associated Press. While offering few details, the acknowledgement by the US military’s Central Command shows the concern it has over[…]
A Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer has been sentenced to three years in prison or a R5 000 fine for accepting a R100 bribe. Nkgoape Lydia Matsapola, 41, was sentenced by the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Thursday following her arrest in a sting operation conducted by members of the[…]
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students protested against financial exclusions on Thursday. About 200 people participated in the protests at the Cape Town campus. Some protesters tried to disrupt classes which prompted police to disperse them using rubber bullets. This came a day after Vice Chancellor Prins Nevhutalu resigned,[…]
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is in Moscow on his first official visit to Russia. The monarch arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for a three-day trip expected to focus on energy and the Syrian conflict. Saudi Arabia and Russia are heavily dependent on oil exports and the plunge of the price[…]
It was shortly after 18:00 on Friday, September 29, when Nonesi Jokazi lost her son. Lubabalo “Matshaya” Jokazi, 25, was one of 11 people who was shot dead in Philippi’s Marikana settlement at the weekend. “We had just finished having supper when Matshaya told me that he was going to[…]
A new station commander has been appointed and at least 40 extra police officers will be brought to Philippi East police station on the Cape Flats following 18 murders in the past week. Police have also arrested 45 people, among them five suspected kingpins. Police minister Fikile Mbalula says he’s[…]
President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said South Africa and Zimbabwe must implement their 2009 agreement aimed at cutting the massive delays characteristic with the Beitbridge border post by having a one-stop border post at the busy international gateway. “I wish to underscore the strategic significance of a one-stop border post[…]
A 67-year-old man on his way to collect his pension was shot and killed after he was caught in what is believed to be gang-related crossfire. On Monday morning, October 2, Lesley Idas set out early to go collect his pension at a pay point but wound up becoming yet[…]
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