State opposes bail for four alleged drug mules

Four suspects arrested for drug trafficking appear before the court. The state has argued that five alleged drug mules arrested at OR Tambo International Airport last month are a flight risk, as they were en route to Hong Kong when they were apprehended. Four of the women appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court for…

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Woman shot execution-style on the Cape Flats

A crime scene where a shooting happened. A 58-year-old woman has been shot execution-style in Delft on the Cape Flats. Police say the incident happened on Thursday night. Serious crime has continued unabated on the Cape Flats despite the deployment of SANDF members to the area to assist police. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says, “Police…

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Ten suspected illegal miners arrested in Pilgrim’s Rest

Phendukas used for illegal mining are pictured during Operation Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga. Ten suspected illegal miners have been arrested in Pilgrim’s Rest in Mpumalanga during the police’s Operation Vala Umgodi. Police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says all the suspects are illegal immigrants. The group was found in possession of gold bearing material and tools used…

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Madlanga Commission hears how company linked to ANC member won tender

Tshwane African National Congress (ANC) Regional Chairperson Eugene Modise. The Madlanga Commission has heard how Triotic Protection Services was one of the companies outsourced for guarding services in the City of Tshwane. This has been confirmed by suspended Director for Asset Protection Services the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Tshukudu Malatji. The company is linked…

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Two killed, two wounded in Ormonde shooting incident

Bullet fired from a handgun. Two people have been killed and two others wounded after a shooting incident in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, this afternoon. Gauteng Police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, says police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following the incident. “According to information at hand, three vehicles with unknown number of…

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