Articles containing the tag ‘police
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 »
By Robert On Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

ANC Concerned with Public Protector’s Behaviour

The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General, Gwede Mantashe, announced on Tuesday that the ANC is very concerned by the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela’s behaviour. Mantashe said, after the AN... Read more »
By Robert On Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

Police to fight taxi violence

The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Gauteng Department of Transport have issued a statement, saying that they will be collaborating in order to bring down taxi violence in Gauteng, after it has seen... Read more »
By Smanga Kumalo On Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

Reverend in court for allegedly raping a toddler

Please note that there was an error when this article was published. This came to our  attention when our readers questioned its accuracy. Reports indicate that the girl is a 16-year old teenager, not a toddle... Read more »