The Limpopo Police’s Vala Umgodi Task Team arrested four foreign nationals following the discovery of an illegal gold processing laboratory in Tzaneen on Saturday. They nabbed three Zimbabweans and a Mozambican when they raided a plot along the R71 near Tarentaalrand, Mopani District, in the northern part of South Africa. Zimbabweans John Vondo (39), Hardlife… Continue reading Seven Suspects, including Five Foreign Nationals, Arrested for Running Illegal Gold Processing Laboratory in Limpopo
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Slain SADTU Activist’s Family Cries Foul Over ‘Slow’ Police Investigations
The family of Nkosi Shabalala, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) activist who was killed on 18 January this year in front of his kids and wife, are concerned with the slow pace of the police investigations into the case. Shabalala was from Bergville in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, but lived in Clermont as he… Continue reading Slain SADTU Activist’s Family Cries Foul Over ‘Slow’ Police Investigations
Durban N2 Cash-in-Transit Heist Suspect Killed by Police, Accomplice Badly Wounded
One of the suspects who was allegedly involved in the dramatic and brazen cash in transit (CIT) heist along the N2 in Durban on Tuesday morning has been shot dead by the police. The suspect was killed during a gunbattle with the police in the suburb of Glenwood, some 10 kilometers away from the crime… Continue reading Durban N2 Cash-in-Transit Heist Suspect Killed by Police, Accomplice Badly Wounded
SAPS Arrests Over 12,000 Suspects, Including Killers and Rapists, During Operation Shanela
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested more than 12, 000 suspects – including killers, rapists and drug dealers – during their anti-crime crackdown last week. At least 12,251 suspects, among them 1,065 illegal foreign nationals, were rounded up across the country during Operation Shanela between Monday, January 27, and Sunday, February 2. The… Continue reading SAPS Arrests Over 12,000 Suspects, Including Killers and Rapists, During Operation Shanela
Namibian Bank Accounts of Mpumalanga Couple Nabbed For Illegal Coal Mining in Carolina Seized
The Mpumalanga couple arrested in November 2023 for allegedly mining coal on a farm in the frigid town of Carolina suffered more setback when their eight Namibian bank accounts with a stash of R52 million were seized by authorities. The accounts belong to Jacobus Hosea Jordaan and his wife Elza Jordaan. The seizure of the… Continue reading Namibian Bank Accounts of Mpumalanga Couple Nabbed For Illegal Coal Mining in Carolina Seized
Ayabonga Mjilo’s Alleged Killer To Spend Two Month Behind Bars After Dropping Bail Bid
A restaurant manager who allegedly strangled and killed a KwaZulu-Natal woman before burying her body in his yard at Amaotana (Inanda) in Durban will spend at least two months in jail after abandoning his bail application. Mfanafuthi Kunene, accused of killing Ayabonga Mjilo, abruptly gave up his bid for bail when he appeared before the Durban… Continue reading Ayabonga Mjilo’s Alleged Killer To Spend Two Month Behind Bars After Dropping Bail Bid
SIU Pounces On Free State’s Masilonyana Local Municipality Over Suspected Tender Irregularities
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has pounced on a Free State municipality over suspected tender irregularities and maladministration involving water supply contracts. Assisted by the Hawks and the South African Police Service (SAPS), the unit’s members swooped on the Masilonyana Local Municipality’s premises in Welkom. They seized documents relating to tenders for the Brandfort Water… Continue reading SIU Pounces On Free State’s Masilonyana Local Municipality Over Suspected Tender Irregularities
Endumeni Municipal Officials Who Sold R1.7M Grader For A Song Face New Probe
A report to the council of Endumeni (Dundee) Local Municipality in north-western KwaZulu-Natal has recommended that the officials who underpriced and sold a municipal grader worth R1.7 million for R550 000 be hauled over the coals. This report also formed part of the resolutions passed during a meeting late November this year when the matter… Continue reading Endumeni Municipal Officials Who Sold R1.7M Grader For A Song Face New Probe
Border Breach: SANDF Battles Illegal Crossings And Smuggling At SA-Zimbabwe
Musina, Limpopo – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is battling to contain illegal migrants crossing into South Africa from the Zimbabwe border, said a SANDF official. Briefing the media recently in Musina, Lieutenant Colonel Mzoxolo Ketsekile, Battalion Commander of Operation Corona, said they have deployed many soldiers along the border to stop people… Continue reading Border Breach: SANDF Battles Illegal Crossings And Smuggling At SA-Zimbabwe
Police Launch Manhunt For Foreign Pastor After KZN House Used To Manufacture Fake Hair Products
The police in KwaZulu-Natal are hunting for a foreign pastor who runs a church in Umbilo in Durban to answer why his house in Pinetown was being used to manufacture fake hair products. The discovery was made on Tuesday while police were following a trail of a flow bin which was stolen at Westmead industrial… Continue reading Police Launch Manhunt For Foreign Pastor After KZN House Used To Manufacture Fake Hair Products