July 16, 2023

Uutoni officially hands over 15 houses at Bukalo

Urban and Rural Development Minister, Erastus Uutoni officially handed over 15 houses at Bukalo village in the Zambezi Region, on Saturday.The construction of the houses was funded by the Trust Fund for Regional Development and Equity Provisions.In a s…

Task team to assess huge debts owed to NamWater and NamPower

A task team will as of Monday visit regional and local authority councils to assess the cause of the huge debts owed to NamWater and Nampower.The team will also visit the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) as part of the assessment.This …

Sixteen suspects nabbed for truckjacking and theft of tyres

Police have arrested sixteen people, inclusive the owner of a tyre fitment centre, his wife and son as well as taxi drivers after they were caught in the act of loading suspected stolen tyres onto a truck inside the tyre fitment centre on Roger Sishi R…

Kroonstad highway patrol members arrest 4 for stolen copper

Kroonstad Highway patrol members continue with efforts to stop infrastructure damage as they arrest 4 with copper.The morning of Saturday 15 July 2023 at about 07:00, Highway patrol members were on patrol on the N1 near Kroonstad when they saw a suspic…

Creative abalone criminals could not fool police

While criminals may try to be innovative; law enforcement is committed to protecting the safety of our citizens including the preservation of endangered species through intelligence, expertise and determination to stay one step ahead of criminals.On Fr…

Duo to appear in court for unlawful possession of explosives

On Friday, 14 July 2023 at about 15:00, a police take down operation was held on the corner of the R566 and New Road, Brits, after information was received of suspects wanting to sell explosives.A team consisting of Brits and Hartbeespoortdam Crime Pre…

Card scammer arrested in Cookhouse

Criminals often employ various tactics to defraud innocent victims and one of their schemes include card swopping at ATM’s which is very common in most parts of the Province.SAPS Cookhouse Highway Patrol members were holding surveillance duties at vari…

Suspected business robber due to appear in Thembalethu court

A 39-year-old suspect arrested at Thembalethu for a business robbery is due to appear in court on Monday, 17 July 2023. He was arrested after police swiftly responded to an armed robbery at a shopping centre in Thembalethu on Thursday, 13 July 2023.Inv…