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Man shot by policeman during robbery

Man shot by policeman during robbery

ENTOKOZWENI – One of three robbery suspects was fatally shot by a South African Police Service member on Tuesday, October 7. According to reports, three armed men went into a supermarket and held the victims at gunpoint and robbed them of several items, including an undisclosed amount of cash, as…

Multiple vehicles crash leaves four dead on N4

Multiple vehicles crash leaves four dead on N4

Four people, all females, were killed on the N4 toll road between Malelane and Hectorspruit on Sunday in a multiple vehicle collision. The multiple vehicles collision include two hatchbacks, a light delivery vehicle (LDV), and an articulated truck. Four victims were all occupants in one of the hatchbacks that collided…

Tito Mboweni granted special official funeral

Tito Mboweni granted special official funeral

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral Category 2 in honour of former Minister of Finance, Dr Tito Mboweni who passed away on Saturday, 12 October 2024, at the age of 65. Dr Mboweni was the democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Labour from 1994 to 1999 in…

Special task team assembled to fight crime

Special task team assembled to fight crime

DAANTJIE- More than 100 South African Police Service members have been deployed to a Special Task Team. This was revealed on Thursday afternoon by Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi where he instructed deploys to patrol more at gravesites. This is following the recent surge in murders of  women…

Provincial government ready to tackle crime

Provincial government ready to tackle crime

MBOMBELA- Premier, Mandla Ndlovu together with MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie met with the top management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) including Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi on Thursday. This was to discuss the state of crime prevention in the province and…

MER confiscates 350 illegal gambling machines

MER confiscates 350 illegal gambling machines

MBOMBELA – The Mpumalanga Economic Regulator (MER) in collaboration with the South African Police Service has confiscated 350 illegal gambling machines around the province. MER’s Cedrick Chiloane said most of the machines were taken from spaza shops where minors had access to them. “People younger than the age of 18…