Articles containing the tag ‘police
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, October 30th, 2014

Justice At Last for the Diepsloot Girls and Taegrin Morris?

There appears to be progress in the cases that tore the hearts of many when four children were murdered in different circumstances in 2013. While the man responsible for the murder of the three children in Diep... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, October 27th, 2014

Senzo Meyiwa’s Death: Rumours of Contract Killing Dismissed

The police have dismissed the rumours doing the rounds that the killing of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa was a contract killing which was directly aimed at the soccer star. A top po... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, October 27th, 2014

Bafana Bafana and Pirates Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa Shot Dead

It seems that the dust in South Africa does not have a chance to settle down. Just as the sporting fraternity was beginning to accept the death of world class athlete and former world champion in the 800m categ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

Stolen Cellphones Going to Nigeria?

Armed robberies are becoming more widespread and daring in the South African environment as we move closer to the festive season. More and more malls are being targeted, with the targets now varying from high t... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, October 18th, 2014

Two Cellphone Robbing Groups Nabbed in Tshwane

Two different cellular phone shops in two separate malls, one in Centurion and the other in Irene were robbed on Friday, with the suspects getting away with some cellphones. While some cellphones were recovered... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, September 30th, 2014

KZN Hawks Boss Suspended, DA Breathing Fire

The leader of the HAWKS in KwaZulu-Natal confirmed on Monday that he has been placed on special leave with immediate effect by the National Commissioner of Police, Riah Phiyega. In his statement, Johan Booysens... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, September 24th, 2014

One Injured in M1 Police Shootout

In an incident reminiscent of scenes in Hollywood movie, police in Johannesburg were involved in a shooting on the busy M1 freeway on Tuesday morning, shooting one person seriously in the process. However, it a... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, September 7th, 2014

Two More Mall Robberies in Gauteng, One Fatality

In the latest two incidents of robbery in a spate of more than six shopping mall robberies, one person was killed and the perpetrators made away with a large undisclosed amount of money. These two robberies, li... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014

Spate Of Mall Robberies: Is Enough Being Done?

There has been a spate of robberies in Gauteng in the last month that has left shoppers and residents all worried about their shopping experiences and safety in shopping malls. The latest was a mini cash heist ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, September 1st, 2014

Male Student Commits Suicide at the University of Pretoria

Another man was, on Monday, reported to have committed suicide at the University of Pretoria Campus. Details of the suicide were initially, still sketchy apart from the fact that the person who had committed th... Read more »