MORE SUSPECTS BEING ARRESTED AND CONVICTED FOR RHINO POACHING Over the past week, 18 suspects were arrested and one fatally wounded while five others who were involved in rhino poaching were found guilty and sentenced to a collective 30 years and none months imprisonment. The…
Kimberley - The Hawks are looking for any information that could lead to the arrest of the following suspect wanted for cash heist in Kuruman, Northern Cape. On Thursday, 8 December 2016, at about 06:00 in the morning, the person depicted in the photo attached…
The Trio Crime Combating Interventions which have been put in place to intensify the prevention and investigation of house robberies, business robberies and hijackings as well as to trace and apprehend the perpetrators of these crimes, has been yielding significant results. The teams in Gauteng,…
After steadily declining for over a decade, global hunger is on the rise again, affecting 815 million people in 2016, or 11 per cent of the global population, says a new edition of the annual United Nations report on world food security and nutrition released…
MINISTERS OF EDUCATION AND TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC WORKS STRONGLY CONDEMN ARSON ATTACK ON THEMBALETHU SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SITE The Departments of Education (WCED) and Transport and Public (DTPW) strongly condemn the arson attacks on the construction site of the Thembalethu Secondary School in George. The attack…
DRUGS AND RHINO HORNS WORTH MILLIONS SEIZED AT ORTIA Pretoria, 11 September 2017: During this past weekend, two suspects were arrested, and drugs and rhino horns worth over R6 million intercepted in separate incidents at the OR Tambo International Airport in the on-going operation into…
The South African Police Service’s Serial and Electronic Crimes Investigation (SECI) section of the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit has arrested a 26-year-old youth pastor for possession of child pornography and failing to report knowledge of the commission of a sexual…
The Minister of Police, Mr Fikile Mbalula, has taken note of rumours making their rounds in the social media, that a plan has been put in place to avenge the death of a criminal, Sandile Bhengu. Minister Mbalula wants to reassure the residents of Umlazi…
This week Special Assignment has decided to re-broadcast the multiple-award winning documentary Deadly Decisions, which has recently scooped three Diageo Responsible Drinking Awards for Best Broadcast, Best up and coming and Journalist of the Year. The documentary, produced by Cleopatra Jones, looks at the impact…
NORTHERN CAPE – Lindiwe Cynthia Nqumashe (44) was arrested on Friday for alleged bursary fraud worth over R80 000,00. Nqumashe works for the Department of Health, Northern Cape, Kimberley, attached to the student’s bursary funds office dealing with allocation of funds to successful bursary applicants.…