Crime scene cordoned-off. Residents in Atteridgeville, particularly Saulsville, west of Pretoria, are calling for the army to urgently be deployed in the area. Locals say crime has been escalating significantly in recent months. In December last year, heavily armed gunmen attacked a tavern and a local hostel resulting in 12 people being killed including three…
Confiscated unlicensed firearms Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they’ve made more than 5 000 arrests in September, many of which were in connection with unlicensed firearms. The arrests were made under Operation Shanela, a nationwide operation targeting serious and violent crimes in crime hotspots. The police’s Paul Magwaza says 105 unlicensed firearms were recovered. “These arrests…
The South African Communist Party (SACP) General-Secretary, Solly Mapaila briefs the media. 1 minute The South African Communist Party’s (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila says it is unacceptable to question their decision as an independent component of the alliance. He briefed the media on the programme for the SACP’s 5th Special National Congress underway in…
SAPS adds 1,900 new cops to the to tackle crime hotspots
Accused in Senzo Meyiwa murder in court. 2 minutes The High Court in Pretoria has again heard that there were no bank transactions made by Kelly Khumalo to all of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. Lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda who returned to the stand in cross-examination, however, reiterated that there were…
Ekurhuleni mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza speaks to members of the media. The Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says if they abandon their operation to evict people who are illegally occupying some buildings in the city, they would have failed as government. He was commenting following the eviction of Pharoe Park flats residents in Germiston East of Johannesburg…
Former VhaVenda king, Toni Mphephu Ramabulana in court The battle for the Vhavenda kingship throne has been adjourned to Monday next week in the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo. A senior traditional leader has told the High Court that he is not biased towards Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana in the ongoing battle for the Vhavenda…
Gauteng Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela Gauteng Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says her department together the Education Department are responsible for ensuring that scholar transport operators have proper operating permits. She was meeting with operators to discuss safety compliance issues. Most scholar transport operators that were expected to be part of Diale Tlabe’s engagement at the…
Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg. The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg Dada Morero has expressed concern over the spate of killings of ward councilors. Morero was speaking in Naledi, Soweto, at the funeral of Thulani Buthelezi, a second ward councilor to have been fatally shot in less than two months. Buthelezi…
The two wanted suspects in the case of murdered journalist, Aserie Ndlovu and his partner Zodwa Mdhluli. 1 minute National Police Commissioner, General, Fannie Masemola says arrests of two more suspects are imminent in the case of missing journalist, Aserie Ndlovu and his partner, Zodwa Mdhluli. Five suspects that have already been arrested appeared in…
