Police have arrested a Zimbabwean national for allegedly producing forged documents along Nina Sita Street in Pretoria on Friday afternoon. Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) members received a tip-off from members of the public about the man’s illicit dealings near the Department of Home Affairs offices. The officers approached the suspect and apprehended him. Upon […]
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department Speed Unit has recovered hijacked trailers and copper worth R8 million in Vosloorus on Monday afternoon. The recovery on 13 September 2021 came after police received an anonymous tip off. An EMPD officer deployed at the Speed unit, responded to an industrial site next to Vosloorus after receiving the tip
Winburg Police have launched a vigorous manhunt for ruthless suspects, following a despicable incident in which a truck driver was found killed, with his nose bleeding and both his hands tied up with a rope. This incident follows after a truck was reported missing for days. At about 22h06, on Saturday, 28 August 2021, a
Swift response by Gauteng police have led to the arrest of three would be truck hijackers in Kempton Park. The three suspects, aged 36, 38 and 40 are expected to appear at the Kempton Park Magistrates Court on Monday, 30 August 2021, facing charges of attempted hijacking, possession of unlicensed firearms and impersonating the police.
Four people have been arrested for illegal mining of chrome worth almost R1 million in Sun City. A multi- disciplinary team consisting of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Klerksdorp Illegal Mining Task Team, SAPS Airwing and Bidvest Protea Coin followed up on information and executed an operation at the mine. Five trucks were found
A Zimbabwean truck driver, Edwin Munyonyongi has been murdered by armed criminals in Kolwezi District of the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. He was shot dead on 18 August 2021 at Kamowa mine by attackers believed to be rebels fighting the DRC government in Katanga. Munyonyongi was an employee of Lima Transport, a Zimbabwean company that
Durban – Cops have seized 999 bricks of cocaine valued at R500m at the Durban harbour which was found stashed in a container destined for Scania South Africa. The police suspect it’s a ‘Rip on/Rip Off’ situation, where the drugs would be removed from the container clandestinely and the container seal replaced without the knowledge
Cape Town police have arrested 19 suspects and seized 9 vehicles following the hijacking of a truck loaded with frozen chickens. The truck was allegedly hijacked on Ottery Road in Wynberg on Wednesday morning. According to SAPS, members of Operation Lockdown II together with a tracking company followed information about the whereabouts of the vehicle
Harrismith – 10 men have been arrested for allegedly robbing a trucker of diesel on the N5 near Kestell. The suspects were arrested cops manning a roadblock on the N3 at Harrismith. According to SAPS, on 27 July 2021, members at the roadblock received information about a group of armed suspects who allegedly robbed a
A South African truck driver has been fined ZW$80 000 for smuggling goods worth ZW$2,3 million through the Beitbridge Border Post into Zimbabwe last week. Kenneth Phila Vilakazi (38) was convicted on his own plea of guilty to contravening a section of the Customs and Excise Act (smuggling) when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr
