A victim spotted his alleged hijacker on the street while police officers were taking him to a station to open a case.
Ward 43 councillor Andile Andries and branch secretary Lubabalo Keso were allegedly shot and killed by the occupants of a taxi on Monday, said police.
The 19-year-old claims the gun accidentally discharged, but the authorities believed he shot her intentionally, out of anger
‘The police then arrested the eleven suspects on the premises whilst they were reportedly busy loading chrome into a truck.’
The Hawks’ Narcotics Enforcement Bureau raided the farm in Bo-Swaarmoed, Ceres after receiving information about alleged drug activity.
The body was found along the R712 near Hatsoanyane Farm. The deceased person is believed to be around 32 years old, said police.
The deceased was found with a gunshot wound to his forehead by two passersby. A black cellphone was lying next to his body, said police.
A 27-year-old suspected drug dealer was arrested at his home in Freedom Square, Mangaung after TRT officers carried out a search of the property.
‘The race or sex of the person is unknown as the person was burned beyond recognition,’ said police. The children stumbled upon the body in a bushy area.
‘The vehicle was spotted and a chase and shootout between police and the suspects ensued,’ said police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg.
‘We are already living with crime in Strandfontein. We have crime in our area and we don’t want more. Smit’s face has been plastered in all media. He will not be able to hide where he stays.’
Four suspects were arrested after the missing man’s car and bank cards were used around Johannesburg. Two of them were employed by the deceased.
Gauteng police reckon the latest arrest will help them close a series of other cases involving Boko Haram gang members in Mamelodi
The NPA welcomed the Limpopo High Court’s decision to put three men behind bars for life after they killed Alwyn Petrus van Zyl on his Waterberg farm in 2020.
A psychologist said Daniel Smit’s belief in the occult likely played a role in the alleged murder of Jerobejin van Wyk but recommended that he go to a psychiatric hospital to be assessed for “the scientific reasons for his horrific act.”
A police official was among five suspects arrested for allegedly attempting to sell a pangolin by the Hawks in Midrand, Gauteng.
‘As soon as the suspects arrived to collect the ransom money, the team swooped in on the four suspects and rescued the little girl,’ said police.
The police said the pastor visited the victim’s home and asked for her parents who were not around. He allegedly committed the rape later on the same day.
A 36-year-old woman was shot and killed on Saturday. She was reportedly a supervisor for the eThekwini municipality at the Ottawa Roads & Stormwater Maintenance Depot.
Four suspects were arrested after allegedly attempting to sell a pangolin for R250 000. The Hawks found the endangered animal in the suspects’ vehicle.
The police arrested a suspect who is allegedly responsible for a series of aggravated robberies in Limpopo after receiving a tip-off.
‘Large quantities of bearings with NSK Brand and Logo were found in what turned out to be a huge scale distribution warehouse facility. All the goods to the estimated value of R5 million were seized for further investigation,’ said the Hawks.
A photograph of the firearm allegedly used to kill Senzo Meyiwa was found on the cellphone of one of the accused with the caption ‘My killing machine.’
Three suspects who allegedly killed Kgomotso Diale at a protest in the Chicken Farm informal settlement were tracked down on the same day Bheki Cele visited the deceased’s family.
‘Only the taxi industry benefits when trains are put out of service,’ said Senior State Advocate Aradhana Heeramun.