Proficient burglars can ransack an empty house in just two minutes, but thanks to a united front by Gonubie SAPS, the community, and private security, crime in Gonubie has plummeted nearly 50% in the past month. According to Stats SA’s…
Abalone and equipment worth R1.2m were seized while being offloaded in the Eastern Cape at the weekend. The 26 abalone bags‚ a rubber duck boat and diving equipment were confiscated by the economic protected resources (EPR) team of the…
Two retired SAPS generals and one serving general have been charged with corruption‚ the Independent Police Investigative Directorate says. The trio were members of a selection panel responsible for the interview and recommendation of…
Romay van Rooyen was found dead in her home on Saturday. Her car was stolen‚ but nothing else was taken. Police minister Bheki Cele has visited the family of slain magistrate Romay van Rooyen in Marina Da Gama‚ Cape Town. The minister…
A woman whose ex-husband was found guilty of repeatedly raping her daughter — his stepchild — over five years pleaded for him not to be jailed because she needed his financial support. The man was sentenced in the Roodepoort magistrate’s…
Moments after allegedly murdering his elderly mother, a man died after being knocked over by a car in KwaNobuhle in the early hours of Monday.. Siya Tshem, 26, allegedly assaulted his 72-year-old mother, Nozipho, with a hammer and left…
Colleagues and friends of slain Tembisa Hospital nurse Lebohang Monene were united on Tuesday in paying tribute to their “ever-smiling” friend. They were at a memorial service at Tembisa Christian Family Church, which was filled with…
Injured foreign national rescued from surf at Humewood Beach disappears after release from hospital In a bizarre twist, a man believed to be the victim of a violent assault after he was found floating in the surf at Humewood Beach, is now…
A vigilant private security officer managed to save a man out of the surf at Humewood beach after having his throat slit during an alleged abduction. The incident occurred at about 8:30pm on Wednesday. The security operative from City…
A group of armed suspects remain empty handed and on the run after a failed attempt at a cash in transit vehicle robbery on Thursday in the Western Cape. According to police‚ the attempted robbery happened about 7.50am in Potsdam Road‚…
The City of Tshwane has raised the alarm about the high rate of teenage pregnancies after its public health facilities recorded nearly 10‚000 deliveries to young moms in two years. “This figure represents a concerning high incidence of…
A 51-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly killed her boyfriend following a dispute over his bonus‚ Eastern Cape police said. Police spokesperson Sgt Majola Nkohli said an argument broke out when the woman confronted the…
The body of a second missing woman from the Eastern Cape was found buried in a shallow grave at the weekend‚ police said. Vicky Terblanche was reported missing by her boyfriend last Thursday at the Mount Road police station in Gqeberha.…
An elderly Mthatha man was on Tuesday sentenced to six years in prison for raping his daughter more than 40 years ago. Nyamekile Alfred Bhenge, 80, raped his daughter between 1978 and 1984. NPA regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said the…
A Durban man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a dialysis machine worth more than R250‚000 from a local hospital. Police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala said the 27-year-old man was a former employee of the hospital. “It is alleged…
