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R20 000
mpumalanga

R20 000 reward for WANTED Takealot thief

cables
News

Suspects too busy stealing cables to notice police watching them

cable theft city power
News

City Power reports 33 cable theft and vandalism in four days

R20 000
Mpumalanga

R20 000 reward for WANTED Takealot thief

cables
News

Suspects too busy stealing cables to notice police watching them

cable theft city power
News

City Power reports 33 cable theft and vandalism in four days

copper
News

Warning issued to scrap metal dealers buying stolen copper

By Michelle Swart20-01-2023 10:20

Police are warning scrap metal dealers against buying stolen copper after the theft of cables to the value of R1 million

koi fish
KwaZulu-Natal

Something fishy: Thieves steal KOI FISH from pond in KZN

By Michelle Swart14-01-2023 09:11

A homeowner came across two suspects fishing koi fish out from his pond while checking his CCTV in KwaZulu-Natal

Black Motion
Celeb News

Fans defend Zinhle amid Morda, Black Motion court verdict

By Nokuthula Ngcobo11-01-2023 15:06

DJ Zinhle is once again being made a scapegoat following a court battle between her husband Morda and Black Motion.

Gift of the Givers
News

Ten arrested for Gift of Givers burglary warehouse

By Siso Naile10-01-2023 22:04

SHAME ON THEM: Ten suspects were arrested in connection with the burglary of a warehouse belonging to the NGO Gift of the Givers in Cape Town

robbery
News

Couple falls prey to ROBBERY after responding to an online ad

By Michelle Swart22-12-2022 06:18

Police are warning the public to remain vigilant when responding to adverts online after a couple fell victim to armed robbery

conman
News

Conman pretending to be a traditional healer busted

By Michelle Swart21-12-2022 07:52

A conman pretending to be a traditional healer ran out of luck when a savvy woman suspected foul play and alerted police

Murdah Bongz
Celeb News

Housebreaking, theft case opened against Murdah Bongz

By Nokuthula Ngcobo20-12-2022 12:51

Former Black Motion member Murdah Bongz is accused of stealing from his ex-record label boss and the group.

load shedding
News

Load shedding: Increase in cable theft likely amid stage 6 outages

By Michelle Swart08-12-2022 15:02

City of Johannesburg warned of possible increases in cable theft as criminals follow load shedding schedules to lower risk of electrocution

diesel
News

Three foreign nationals arrested when found with 600 litres of diesel

By Michelle Swart03-12-2022 11:30

During routine patrols, three foreign nationals were arrested when they were found to be in possession of 600 litres of stolen diesel

motorcycle theft
News

Suspected motorcycle theft syndicate in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Michelle Swart25-11-2022 10:20

Police are suspecting that a motorcycle theft syndicate is at work in Port Elizabeth after a spate of thefts in recent days.

Four thieves
Mpumalanga

Four thieves caught selling stolen house breaking goods

By Siso Naile21-11-2022 23:42

THIEVES chose the wrong day to sell their suspected stolen goods after they were cornered by community members and alerted the cops

Social grant beneficiaries queue impatiently as they wait for SASSA payments
Gauteng

Elderly ladies get SASSA grants but are secretly tender millionaires

By Rorisang Kgosana16-11-2022 17:48

The two women were actually directors of companies which received millions in tender payments while earning a SASSA grant.

IFP
KwaZulu-Natal

IFP demands answers on missing cash at KZN police station

By Siso Naile04-11-2022 23:58

The IFP demands answers and wants the KZN police management to deal with the officer who signed out cash kept at the station

Suspect
News

Suspect chased and arrested for stealing wheelbarrow

By Siso Naile21-10-2022 22:02

No tracking devices were required to recover the wheelbarrow but the noise of it moving alerted the community to act and catch the suspect

Eskom
News

Eskom employee, contractors nabbed for theft at power stations

By Storm Simpson19-10-2022 17:17

In separate incidents, the employee was arrested for stealing drums of hydraulic oil while the cleaning contractors were after copper cables.

Limpopo man suicide
News

Limpopo man accused of ‘stealing food parcels’ commits suicide

By Thabo Baloyi13-10-2022 12:46

SAPS in Limpopo says the man stole food parcels meant for needy pupils and took his own life before he could reveal who he sold them to

attorney
Mpumalanga

Attorney gets bail for allegedly stealing a minor child’s RAF claim

By Rorisang Kgosana22-09-2022 14:31

The attorney had received the money for the child’s RAF claim but she seemingly fled when the parent started to demand it.

hospital
Limpopo

Two food service assistants arrested for stealing hospital groceries

By Rorisang Kgosana12-07-2022 10:09

Two food service aid personnel were caught out after night shift with stashed groceries belonging to the Letaba Hospital.

Copper, copper cables, copper theft, Industria West Extension, Johannesburg, foreign nationals, three arrested, Eskom, Johannesburg City Power, SAPS, police
KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal: Three men arrested for copper cable theft

By Thabo Baloyi19-06-2022 15:12

The arrests come weeks after Gauteng police arrested two foreign nationals who were found in possession of copper cables worth R15 million

cellphone
KwaZulu-Natal

KZN teenager accused of stealing a cellphone found murdered

By Nthabiseng Madumo13-06-2022 10:40

According to RUSA the teenager’s friends said they were assaulted by the community after they were accused of stealing a cellphone.

Western Cape’s Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP), provincial government, SAPS, arrests, searches, roadblocks
Western Cape

Western Cape: Rural Flying Squad members arrest four suspects

By Thabo Baloyi12-06-2022 23:54

Western Cape Police say a 38-year-old suspect is due in court after being found in possession of a Land Rover stolen in a burglary

Hawks, serious commercial crime investigation unit, former bank employee, First National Bank, FNB, Limpopo, Captain Matimba Maluleke, deceased client, suspect
News

FNB worker allegedly DONATES money stolen from deceased to church

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty12-06-2022 19:48

An FNB employee resigned after the bank discovered he used nearly R37m from the account of a deceased client.

COVID-19 TERS
News

Man GUILTY of stealing TERS funds deposited into account

By Thabo Baloyi10-06-2022 02:55

Moreroa Moses Leso deposited R4 million he had mistakenly received from the Department of Labour, into his daughter’s bank account

senior court clerks
Free State

Two senior admin clerks arrested for defrauding Department of Justice

By Nthabiseng Madumo03-06-2022 07:00

The senior admin clerks were entrusted to receive and bank the money for the department but allegedly used it for their own benefit.

Cape Town City, Mayoral Committee, Water and Sanitation Department, theft and vandalism, Zahid Badroodien, Malusi Rayi
News

Cape Town spent R36m to upgrade and fix vandalised water pump stations

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty28-05-2022 20:16

So far, this financial year, Cape Town City has spent a massive R36 million fixing water pump stations that have been vandalised.

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