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This morning on 27 January 2022, two members of Pretoria K9 unit were conducting patrols at Pretoria West when they noticed a suspicious looking vehicle with three men inside. The vehicle was stopped and searched together with the occupants.  An AK 47 rifle with 154 rounds and 9mm firearm with one magazine and 12 live rounds were discovered inside the vehicle. All three occupants were arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms and are expected to appear before Court soon. The SAPS Management in Gauteng Province commends the vigilance and prompt response by members while performing their duties.

THE POSTMASBURG police arrested three men, between the ages of 18 and 22, on Monday after they allegedly stole items from a truck that was delivering mechanical equipment in the Postmasburg industrial area. Postmasburg SAPS communication officer, Warrant Officer Nomvuyo Makoloi said on Tuesday that police members reacted swiftly to the complaint and arrested three suspects after they fled the scene. “The suspects will appear in the Postmasburg Magistrate’s Court soon,” said Makoloi. She also warned residents that it was a crime to buy and sell stolen goods. “Instead, they are urged to report and reject stolen goods. Make Money Easy “The police are concerned about the latest tendency where delivery trucks are being targeted and urge drivers and owners to be more alert and vigilant when making deliveries.” The Postmasburg station commander, Colonel Andries Witbooi, commended the police members for their quick and swift response in apprehending the suspects.

music Johannesburg - Wednesday was supposed to be the big reveal, the day when Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula was going to tell us – and show us - what the catastrophic crisis has been with the production of licences. The story to date is simple. There’s one machine. It’s made in Germany. It’s broken. No one is able to renew their licences. The machine should have broken down at some stage, it’s been churning out these licences since at least 1998 when I got my first card licence. If it hadn’t broken down since then, that’s nothing less than a tribute to the German engineers who made it. But no, prior to the big reveal, Mbaks announced: “There’s much about the process that is not understood.” As the inimitable Richard Poplak quipped on Twitter; “It’s like the f....r just launched the James Webb telescope from the top of Luthuli House”. But of course, Wednesday came and went and we’re still waiting for the big reveal. Apparently Mbaks got his Wednesdays wrong, he’ll tell us next Wedn

Provincial Commissioner adulates arrest of suspects allegedly involved in Malamulele police station robbery and ATM bombings The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo has praised the vigorous efforts of the SAPS Limpopo Special Task Team that resulted in the arrest of the suspects who are allegedly responsible for the attack on the Malamulele police station on Sunday evening, 21 November 2021, at about 23:00 and several ATM bombings at some places in the Province.  A ruthless group of heavily armed suspects on this night, stormed the Community Service Centre (CSC), robbed of the members on duty firearms and locked them in the back of a Police Van. They then proceeded to take R5 rifles, Pump guns, pistols and ammunition from the safe and left the station after locking the gate. The suspects then proceeded to rob the nearby businesses. A dedicated team of investigators, comprising members derived from the DPCI, Crime Intelligence, Limpopo Tracking Team, P

LIMPOPO - The vibrant partnership between the Police and the Rural Safety structures under Saamboubrug policing area led to the apprehension of two suspects and confiscation of illicit cigarettes on Tuesday, 18 January 2022 at about 05:00. The Police received a tip-off from local farmers in the area, about two NP300 Nissan bakkies that were travelling from Musina using the Alldays road, transporting illicit cigarettes and heading towards Saamboubrug policing area. A snap operation was conducted by the local Police, assisted by the farmers at Maasstroom crossroad with the intention of stopping and searching the vehicles. Upon arrival at the crossroad, Police attempted to stop the two vehicles but they did not comply and they sped off at high speed using the road that leads to Tolwe policing area. A high speed chase ensued with the assistance from the farmers and Tolwe Police and they managed to stop one vehicle that was fully loaded with illicit cigarettes and one male suspe

 Executive Mayor, Kagisho Sonyoni today met with officials from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in order to oversee the work done by the Sol Plaatje Municipality to assist university and college students in their application process for student funding.  Representatives from NSFAS were humbled by the efforts of the municipality to assist those in need of access to computers and Internet to complete their applications before the closing date.  Mayor Sonyoni together with the representatives visited the computer room where applicants are assisted by municipal officials to complete the application process.  The Executive Mayor has availed the Computer room to prospective applications who do not have access to computers or the Internet to complete their tertiary education funding applications before the closing date on Friday, 21 January 2022. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Sol Plaatje Municipal Computer room on the 1st Floor, Civic Centre between 09:0

Police in Gauteng continues to stamp the authority of the State and recovers an AK47 assault rifle during high speed car chase On Wednesday, 12 January 2022 police in Gauteng apprehended three suspects and recovered a hijacked vehicle, unlicensed firearms, ammunition and a jamming device during two separate intelligence-driven operations in the province. Police in Tshwane District operationalised information and pounced on three suspects, aged between 34 and 44-years-old in Rosslyn yesterday. The suspects' vehicle was successfully intercepted by the SAPS members and a search was conducted.  The search led the police to recover an unlicensed firearm with the serial number filed off, ammunition and a jamming device. Further investigation revealed that the suspects' vehicle is positively linked to a hijacking case and the vehicle was impounded.  On another incident, members of SAPS Dawn Park were on a routine Crime Prevention patrol when they noticed a suspicious looki