Stats reveal new crime patterns
According to community policing forums, criminals have moved their focus from residential areas to businesses. ||| Durban - There are not enough cops, and crime patterns are changing constantly.This is...
View ArticleProbing things that go bump in the night
Paranormal investigators have started a crowd-funding drive to boost investigations into unexplained activities in the Mother City. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town team of paranormal investigators started...
View ArticleLocal pupils support Sans Souci girls
Pupils from Groote Schuur and Westerford high back learners protesting against "institutionalised racism" at the prestigious school. ||| Cape Town - About 200 Sans Souci Girls’ High pupils shouted...
View ArticleNyanga the violence capital of SA again
Nyanga has for the fifth consecutive year retained the dubious title of murder capital of the country. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape residents are now, more than ever, at risk of being targeted at home...
View ArticleIt's murder living in SA
The latest crime statistics show an alarming rise in the crimes that keep South Africans awake at night. ||| Johannesburg - South Africans are becoming less safe, even as overall crime rates continue...
View ArticleOne dead in ‘bizarre’ Copesville shooting
Paramedics found the body of a man with five gunshot wounds to his chest, back and arms, while another person with multiple gunshot wounds was found lying nearby. ||| Pietermaritzburg – One person was...
View ArticleSAPS must intesify crime-fighting efforts: IFP
The Inkatha Freedom Party has called on the South African Police Service to intensify its efforts to fight serious crime. ||| Durban – The Inkatha Freedom Party has called on the South African Police...
View ArticleMan airlifted to hospital after car overturns
A man was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after his car overturned and crashed into a wall on the R25 in Kempton Park. ||| Ekurhleni – A man was airlifted to hospital in a critical...
View ArticleCops brace for violent protests at Luthuli House
The protest, planned for Monday, comes amid growing calls from within the party structures for President Zuma to step down. ||| Johannesburg - Police have beefed up security around Luthuli House in...
View ArticleSocial housing unit, Cape Town’s success story
Cape Town’s social housing unit is making inroads in its bid to make city-owned rental stock areas safer, says mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith. ||| Cape Town – The City of...
View ArticleDad shot dead after struggle with intruders
Gary Mackay died a hero, trying to protect his wife and two children at their Westville home. ||| Durban - Gary Mackay died a hero, trying to protect his wife and two children at their Duncan Road,...
View ArticleFire engine torched during emergency call out
The fire crew was responding to a shack fire when members of the public confronted them with stones and rocks. ||| Ekurhulen – An Ekurhuleni disaster and emergency management services (DEMS) fire...
View Article#OccupyLuthuliHouse: SAPS not taking chances
Security is being beefed up outside ANC headquarters Luthuli House in central Johannesburg ahead of a planned march on Monday. ||| Johannesburg – Security is being beefed up outside African National...
View ArticleANC wants Zuma to take action against Zwane
President Jacob Zuma has not indicated if he intends to take disciplinary action against Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane. ||| Johannesburg - Calls for action against Mineral Resources...
View ArticleGang violence: Cape Town ponders court action
The City of Cape Town is now being prepared to go to court to have gang hot spots declared disaster zones. ||| Cape Town - The tussle between the City of Cape Town and national police over resources to...
View ArticleSenzo killing was related to match-fixing, says PI
Bafana skipper Senzo Meyiwa's murder case has had many false starts, and recently police have remained tight-lipped on their investigation. ||| Johannesburg - It’s almost two years since national hero...
View ArticleNGOs praise Ramaphosa, blast cops
NGOs representing hundreds of sex workers have strongly condemned the police for their continuing harassment and arrests of sex workers. ||| Cape Town - HIV and Aids lobby groups have welcomed Deputy...
View Article‘The death of one officer is one too many’
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called upon South Africans to condemn the brutal murders of police officers. ||| Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again called upon South...
View ArticleMan’s body recovered from sea
The body of a man who went missing while walking on the beach at Kleinmond in the Western Cape has been recovered from the sea. ||| Kleinmond, Western Cape – The body of a man who went missing while...
View Article16 injured in Potchefstroom taxi crash
Sixteen people were injured when two minibus taxis collided on the N12 about 30km from Potchefstroom in North West. ||| Potchefstroom – Sixteen people were injured when two minibus taxis collided on...
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