Pretoria : 8 July 2015 - The South African Police Service, the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (the Hawks) and the National Prosecuting Authority has noted various reports regarding the withdrawal of charges against suspended Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant General Richard Mdluli and others. The…
Pretoria - 03 July 2015: The South African Police Service (SAPS) is continuing its fight against illegal arms and ammunition to ensure that South Africa becomes a safe and crime free country. We recognise that the proliferation of illegal arms and ammunition, if not defeated,…
Pretoria - 26 June 2015: The Minister of Police has welcomed the release of the report on the Marikana tragedy by His Excellency, President Zuma . As the SAPS we will certainly learn a lot of lessons out of this tragedy. We welcome the areas…
The Inkatha Freedom Party calls for the immediate suspension of National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega and all SAPS members directly involved in the Lonmin mine massacre, following the release of the summarized Marikana report findings by President Jacob Zuma, earlier this evening. IFP Spokesperson…
Pretoria: 25 June 2015 - In an intelligence driven operation today the special task team set up by the National Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega, to investigate cases linked to Rodavan Krecjir, arrested two men for conspiracy to commit murder. The men are alleged to have…
Pretoria : 21 June 2015 - Today at approximately 17:15 two armed robbery suspects were shot and killed and a third was wounded following a shoutout with police in Haaroff Street in Pretoria Moot. In a joint intelligence driven operation comprising of members from National…
Peetoria- The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks, would like to set the record straight in that the directorate has not opened any formal investigation regarding the FIFA saga that has flooded the public arena of late. However we can…
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…
Pretoria, 17 April 2015: The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Riah Phiyega, can assure the nation, particularly Western Cape communities, that policing in the province will not be affected by the appearance in court of Lieutenant General Arno Lamoer and…
Pretoria -16 April 2015 - In view of the defacing of statues, ongoing sporadic attacks and looting of foreign national shops, particularly in Kwa-Zulu Natal and Gauteng, Joint Operational Centres have been activated nationally. "We commend the manner in which the different provinces have responded…