The World Meteorological Congress has recognized the vital contribution of long-term weather observations to monitoring climate change, given the need for reliable historical records of the past to understand the present and prepare for the future.In a…
International fugitive Ruth Lawrence who was arrested in October last year in Bloemfontein, was on Wednesday evening, 24 May 2023 extradited back to Ireland to face charges of double murder.Ruth Lawrence and her ex-fiancé Neville van der Westhuizen wer…
Management of the South African Police Service’s Human Resource Development Division, has started delivering bottled water to police trainees at the SAPS training academy in Hammanskraal, north of Tshwane.This follows a visit to the Academy by the Nati…
The Mothibistad Regional Court recently handed down a 15-year sentence for rape and a further 3 years direct imprisonment for assault to a 23-year-old male.The accused has been on trial for raping a 16-year-old female victim and assaulting the victim’s…
An unknown African male was found dead on the N1 near the Vaal Plaza tollgate.On Tuesday, 02 May 2023, at about 07:00, the Parys SAPS were contacted regarding an unknown African male’s body found on the N1 near Vaal toll plaza.The deceased did not have…
The police in Phokeng request the community’s assistance in locating 53-year-old Mr Nakedi Andrew Motene known as Killer, who is residing at Chaneng Ramotene Section. According to information received he was last seen by his brother-in-law on Monday 01…
A suspect was apprehended by the Mphephu police for transportation and possession of stolen livestock while conducting stop and search operation between the R523 public road and Mamvuka N1 North T-junction on Tuesday 23 May 2023 at about 04:00.During t…
Crime scene experts are still combing the scene in Constantia where the bodies of four people were discovered on Thursday morning. At around 08:20 the bodies of two females and two males estimated to be aged between 40 and 50 were discovered with gunsh…
Members of SAPS Dawn Park arrested a 36-year-old suspect on Wednesday, 24 May 2023 in Mapleton extension 10 for possession of an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and drugs.The members were reportedly out on a routine crime prevention patrol when they obt…
Imagine governments were to simply transfer money, unconditionally, to people living in or using key conservation areas throughout the world, from Indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest to cattle herders roaming the plains of East Africa or fisherf…