Pretoria: 15 May 2015 - A 35 year old suspect who has been charged with rape, sexual assault, possession, manufacturing and distribution of child pornography, has been remanded in custody following his appearance in the Springbok Magistrates' Court yesterday. As part of an international investigation,…
This week Special Assignment investigates the link between drug smuggling and human trafficking. The recent execution of eight of the ‘Bali Nine’ drug smugglers in Indonesia has once again turned the world’s spotlight on the transnational drug trade and the punishment for this crime. In…
Two suspected rhino poachers are recovering in hospital after a shootout ensued at the Kruger National Park last week after the suspects were found trespassing in the park in Mpumalanga. Mozambican national Carlos Ngwane and Victor Mashile, whose nationality is not known, were arrested in…
Met Moedersdag om die draai, is dit ironies dat moorde op vroue die hoogte in skiet. Wat veral kommerwekkend is, is dat heelwat van hierdie geweldsmisdade aan die hand van ʼn bekende of geliefde is, sê Amanda de Lange, nasionale voorsitter van die VF Plus…
Anti-Israel protests across South Africa, boycott pickets outside Woolworths stores selling Israeli goods, academic boycotts of Israeli universities, calls to deregister Jewish students at South African universities and an anti-Zionist attack on religious Jewish teenagers at a Johannesburg mall. The efforts to isolate Israel and those…
Die staat se nuwe, eensydige vertolking van kodes vir Swart Ekonomiese Bemagtiging (SEB) ingevolge waarvan ondernemings punte op die SEB-telkaart verwerf, is onwettig en sal groot druk plaas op alle buitelandse beleggings, sê adv. Anton Alberts, die VF Plus se parlementêre woordvoerder oor ekonomie. Hy…
Early this morning, at around 7am, three vehicles, a truck, a light delivery van, and a Correctional Services minibus, were involved in a horrific crash on the N2 in Swellendam. The crash claimed the lives of eight Correctional Services officials, leaving another four seriously injured.…
This morning a South African Police Service BK117 helicopter was involved in a landing incident at Grand Central Airport in Midrand. The aircraft was undertaking a routine post-maintenance test flight at the time. The pilot and other occupants were unhurt and the aircraft is being…
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) is happy with the successes of this past week’s Operation Fiela which rooted out criminal elements in seven provinces, resulting in 889 arrests. NATJOINTS is particularly pleased with the response from community members, who tipped off law…
A rapid assessment of health-care facilities by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Population in the earthquake-stricken areas has found that hospitals in 4 of the worst-affected districts are completely destroyed or too badly damaged to function. Five other major…