SAPS crime image. 1 minute A man wanted by KwaZulu-Natal police in connection with a string of extortion cases in Marianhill and the Durban Metro areas has now also been linked to a double murder in Pinetown last month. Provincial police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the 22-year-old woman and her 52-year-old mother were shot dead…
Gun and ammunition seized by SAPs members 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says police are focusing on recovering illegal firearms that are a contributing factor to high crime levels. Mchunu was leading the Safer Festive Season operation in Mtunzini on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Mchunu has been joined by National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola…
Rondavel 1 minute The Mpolweni family in Khwenxurha in the Eastern Cape says living under appalling conditions is affecting their children’s education. This family lives in dilapidated rondavels and is headed by the 72-year-old Nonambala Mpolweni, the sole provider for her son and granddaughter. They have no access to electricity or running water. Mpolweni says…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed laying criminal charges against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu at the Cape Town Central Police Station. This follows KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s damning allegations against senior police officials including Mchunu. Mkhwanazi has accused them of corruption, having links with criminal syndicates and interfering in police operations. The DA’s Deputy Chief Whip in Parliament, Baxolile Nodada, says Mchunu must be charged for…
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Minister of International Relations (DIRCO) Ronald Lamola. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Ronald Lamola says although South Africa does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, it has maintained trade relations with it. South Africa officially ended its diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1997. The department says the plan to relocate the Taiwan Liaison…
[FILE IMAGE]: A person stands behind bars. 1 minute The adoptive father of a disabled woman from Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape has been sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating her murder for insurance fraud. 57-seven-year-old Mboneleli Msila hired three people to carry out the crime. The 23-year-old woman was shot 15 times…
Members of a CPF engage with police 2 minutes Secretary of the KwaZulu-Natal Community Policing Forum (CPF) Siyanda Biyela says people are becoming more reluctant to join crime-fighting structures in their areas for fear of being targeted by criminals. This follows the mass shooting of eight people at the Zamani Transit Camp in Umlazi in…
Person transacts with a card machine 1 minute With the Easter holidays upon us, bank card fraud syndicates are on the rise, targeting unsuspecting consumers. Criminals are using cyber-crime to download the victims’ personal and private information to access their bank apps. The head of Fraud Risk Management at Standard Bank, Athaly Khan says the…
Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria has heard how well-known private investigator Calvin Rafadi allegedly embarked on a propaganda campaign for businessman Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala. The businessman allegedly paid for Rafadi’s registration for his PhD studies. Rafadi allegedly consistently asked Matlala for money. During an interview with a radio station earlier…
