A 52-year-old off-duty Western Cape policeman was shot in the face while at a Mitchell’s Plain car wash on Thursday afternoon. Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Thembinkosi Kinana said the warrant officer was waiting for his car at a garage at the corner of Cedar and Boshof streets in Westridge, when[…]
Economist Dawie Roodt and his family were ”doing fine” even though he was still in intensive care after being stabbed during a robbery at his home in a Pretoria East security estate. ”The plastic surgeon will do a second operation on Sunday. After the operation he will stay in ICU[…]
The SA Police Service on Sunday said it had dismissed 1 442 policemen in the past three financial years. The officers were dismissed for various criminal and departmental decisions, said National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega. “To date there are 270 SAPS members that are on suspension – 85 with remuneration and[…]
A karaoke fundraiser ended in bloodshed in Belthorn Estate on Saturday night when two men were shot and killed. Officers responded to a shooting at Turfhall Stadium at 23:30, where the body of a 40-year-old man was found on the side of the building. The body of a 45-year-old man[…]
South African human rights groups have called on government to stop the arrests of undocumented foreign nationals, saying it further stigmatises foreign nationals. Over the last few weeks, the South African government has deployed large numbers of police and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to conduct a series[…]
The busy Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre was under lock down on Thursday morning as authorities began a sting operation targeting foreign traders. A large combined contingent of SAPS, armed forces, Metro police, Home Affairs, SARS officials and other spheres of government conducted raiding the business hub, amid an increase in[…]
National search organization Pink Ladies says a missing man from Maitland has not been found, contrary to reports on social media on Saturday. 65 year old Fareed Simon was reported missing in the Maitland area on Friday at 6.30am and reportedly suffers from dementia. It’s not the first time he[…]
An indictment by the State details the alleged web of corruption and racketeering involving senior Western Cape police officials – including Lieutenant General Arno Lamoer and a shady businessman from the citys northern suburbs. The 120 page document describes how Mohammed Saleem Dawjee and his son Mohamed Zameer, the[…]
The fight against the scourge of gangsterism and drugs is to receive a welcome boost after Police Minister; Nathi Nhleko on Monday announced plans to reintroduce specialized crime units within the South African Police Services (SAPS). The decision was taken following a meeting on Friday between the Minister and the[…]
President Jacob Zuma is aware of developments in the NPA, the Hawks and SA Police Service (SAPS), his spokesman said on Tuesday. “With regards to the Hawks, the minister of police has informed the president that he has to act on certain reports alleging wrongdoing on the part of some[…]
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