# Gauteng police arrested a 35-year-old man in Diepsloot in Gauteng yesterday after an intelligence-led operation by Counter Narcotics Crime Intelligence and other stakeholders. Spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says officers uncovered about ten-kilograms of crystal meth hidden under a mattress in a residence, with an estimated street value of three-million-rand. She says the suspect faces charges […]
# Willem Els van die Instituut vir Sekerheidstudies sê verlede week se twee bomontploffings by Woolworths-winkels in Gauteng en die Vrystaat beklemtoon breër kommer oor georganiseerde misdaad en afpersing in Suid-Afrika. Die eerste ontploffing het Donderdag by Woolworths se tak in Menlynpark in Pretoria plaasgevind. Die tweede was minder as 24-uur later by die Preller […]
# The Institute for Security Studies’ Willem Els says last week’s two bomb blasts at Woolworths stores in Gauteng and the Free State highlight broader concerns about organised crime and extortion in South Africa. The first explosion took place at Woolworths Menlyn Park in Pretoria on Thursday, and the second less than 24-hours later at […]
# Operation Shanela Two in Limpopo resulted in the seizure of dagga worth eleven-million-rand and the arrest of three suspects in Hoedspruit. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the suspects were linked to drug trafficking. He says operational teams conducted patrols in three villages, ten farms, an airport, four banking institutions and six ATMs as part […]
# Johannesburg council speaker, Margaret Arnolds, has expressed concern about the continued circulation of graphic footage of violent incidents on social media. Pictures of this weekend’s murder of three people in Eldorado Park were shared on platforms. Arnolds’ spokesperson, Vusi Gumbi, says incidents of violent crime continue to inflict social and emotional harm and undermine […]
# Six suspects have been arrested and a kidnapping victim rescued during a police operation in Bloemfontein in the Free State yesterday. Police acted on intelligence that led them to the location where the victim was being held. The victim was found unharmed and safely recovered. The suspects are expected to appear in court soon. […]
# The DA says the success of Cape Town’s expanding drone programme strengthens the case for devolving policing powers to capable local governments. The party’s Lisa Schickerling says the City of Cape Town will complete one-thousand drone flights by June, compared with 238 conducted by the Western Cape SAPS Air Wing during the 2024/25 financial […]
# Multidisciplinary crime prevention operations in Atteridgeville and Laudium, Tshwane, over the weekend resulted in the arrest of 340 suspects. They were apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and assault. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 49 undocumented individuals were also detained and handed over to immigration authorities:
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Energiedirektoraat is besig met ‘n projek van 3,2-miljoen-rand om oorhoofse elektrisiteitsinfrastruktuur na ondergrondse infrastruktuur in Pinelands om te skakel. Dit is deel van die metro se voortgesette belegging in die versterking en modernisering van die elektrisiteitsnetwerk in alle gebiede. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Energie, Xanthea Limberg, sê die oorgang van oorhoofse […]
