FILE: Police in uniform at a crime scene. The community of Bhambayi in Inanda, north of Durban, has called for police visibility to be stepped up after four people were shot and killed in the area just before midnight on Friday. Community members say three suspected robbers, believed to be linked to the notorious West…
File image: Bullets seen at a crime scene. Four people have been shot and killed in a shootout between community patrollers and suspected robbers at the Bhambayi area in Inanda, north of Durban. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says a group of community patrollers were doing their duties when they came across three men suspected of…
File image: Heavy rains and flooding. Law enforcement agencies in the North West have warned motorists not to cross flooded roads and bridges. Police divers had to rescue a number of drivers trapped in their vehicles or swept away by floodwater after heavy rains. Police in the North West province is urging community members to…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police at a parade The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) in KwaZulu-Natal has called for increased resources to strengthen the protection of workers in the security cluster, particularly crime intelligence officers. The union says they are on the frontlines in the fight against organised crime. The call comes after two crime…
AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) president Joseph Mathunjwa launches a blistering attack on South Africa’s legislative integrity, branding Parliament as a ‘fashion house for the elite’. Standing in the shadow of the infamous koppie where 34 miners were gunned down over a decade ago, he addresses mineworkers at a…
Photo of missing Vosloorus spaza shop owner, Mazwi Kubheka Scores of Vosloorus residents in the east of Johannesburg have taken to the streets in protest after the disappearance of spaza shop owner, Mazwi Kubheka, who was last seen a month ago. It is believed his disappearance is linked to ongoing turf disputes between spaza shop…
FILE: Droplets of water dripping from a tap. Water supply to parts of Bloemfontein in the Free State has been cut off. Recent heavy rainfall has caused large amounts of water to flow upstream in the Modder River and into the Rustfontein and Mockes Dams as well as into the Maselspoort Water Treatment Works. The Mangaung…
Flooded road Law enforcement agencies in the North West have warned motorists not to cross flooded roads and bridges after police divers had to rescue a number of drivers trapped in their vehicles or swept away. The worst affected areas in the province include areas around Vryburg and Taung, following heavy rain over the long…
COSATU cites unity in the ANC–SACP alliance, warning that divisions could undermine workers’ interests. Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says workers should play a role in ensuring the working relationship between the African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) is intact. The union says it expects a positive resolution by…
The High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit has been granted orders to seize assets worth over R1.3m which are suspected proceeds of crime. The High Court in Polokwane has granted the order to seize and forfeit suspected stolen trucks, vehicles and parts from a scrapyard at Westernburg, near…
