Those behind the theft of millions in foreign currency from the State Security Agency in Pretoria knew exactly what they were doing, the Hawks said on Wednesday. “Whether it’s an inside job or not is a matter that we are also looking into,” spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said. It was[…]
A storm is brewing around the South African State Security Agency (SSA) after an undisclosed sum in foreign currency was stolen from the department’s Pretoria headquarters on Boxing Day. Media reports have put the amount stolen at roughly R50 million, while there are some suggestions of a possible inside job.[…]
A woman escaped with a bullet graze to the head when armed robbers stormed the business she works at in Montague Gardens, Western Cape police said on Friday. Three men posing as customers entered a service centre at 08:30 on Thursday, Captain Frederick van Wyk said. One of them took[…]
Two alleged robbers, who attempted to run over a police officer while fleeing a Sea Point crime scene, were being held in custody until they are charged, Western Cape police said on Thursday. The two – aged 27 and 29 – were arrested in St James Road on charges of[…]
A man was on the run on Wednesday after he ordered jewellery from a store in Century City and then decided to hold staff up, Western Cape police said. He went to the jewellery store in the mall shortly after 08:00 to collect his order, which he had placed two[…]
A gang of armed robbers hit a jewellery store in a Cape Town mall on Tuesday morning, said Western Cape police. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel André Traut said three robbers entered the store around 09:30. It is understood that the store was Sterns in Vangate Mall, Athlone. They fled with[…]
A fish seller was arrested for perjury after allegedly fabricating a story about an armed robbery at his Khayelitsha home, Western Cape police said on Tuesday. Andiswa Cubeni, 27, appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, Captain Frederick van Wyk confirmed. According to a statement, Cubeni opened a case[…]
Three men were shot dead when they allegedly tried to rob a wholesaler in Epping, Cape Town, on Friday afternoon, Western Cape police said. Police were called when six men allegedly tried to rob the store at 13:30, Captain FC van Wyk said. During the ensuing shoot-out, three of the[…]
Two men involved in an armed robbery on a farm and a fatal shootout with police officers, were sentenced in the Western Cape High Court on Friday morning. Acting Judge Sakkie Maartens handed an effective 25 years in jail to Mbongiseni Sithelo, 28, and 18 years behind bars to 29-year-old[…]
A 70-year-old man was killed in an armed robbery at China Town in Ottery, Cape Town on Sunday, the latest in a spate of robberies targeting shopping complexes recently. Western Cape police told News24 the robbery happened at around 15:00. “Four unidentified suspects robbed a shop and shot and fatally[…]
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