
Three arrested as Anti-Gang Unit seizes firearms and drugs in Western Cape raids
Anti-Gang Unit officers arrested three suspects and seized two illegal firearms, ammunition, and drugs during operations in Retreat, Vrygrond, and Stellenbosch.
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Anti-Gang Unit officers arrested three suspects and seized two illegal firearms, ammunition, and drugs during operations in Retreat, Vrygrond, and Stellenbosch.

Three former Rand West City municipal employees sentenced to a combined 31 years for stealing R3.5 million from a workers' Christmas savings scheme.

SARS has executed search and seizure operations against six current and former employees linked to a customs bribery scheme involving over R45 million in under-declared income.

Four suspects arrested and kidnapped Petrus Steyn businessman rescued unharmed after coordinated police operation in Qwaqwa.

Three men were arrested at a Durban hospital after a failed hijacking attempt in which an Uber driver fought back, stabbing two suspects.

Convicted murderer and rapist Thulani Gcaleka has been recaptured in Gauteng after escaping from a KwaZulu-Natal prison over a month ago.

A 30-year-old suspected drug dealer was arrested in Mahwelereng after police seized dagga worth R2 000 during an early-morning Waterberg District operation.

Police in Lephalale are investigating an armed robbery and rape that occurred on consecutive nights, with detectives suspecting one man is behind both attacks.

Limpopo police are appealing for public help to solve the December 2023 murder of Mamphaga Mpho Winnet, 60, found stabbed at Miluwani Unit C in Thohoyandou.

A 30-year-old man was arrested in Hanover Park after police seized tik and mandrax during an Operation Shanela II raid.

A company director and financial advisor arrested by Hawks in Limpopo for alleged R800 000 kickback scheme at SEDFA in Tzaneen.

SIU investigation into Tshwane's R777m water tanker contracts triggers political clash between DA and ActionSA over corruption claims and spending accountability.