Tauhierah Salie

LOCAL Three suspects were arrested in Brooklyn last night after being busted with a stolen car. Metro Police officers spokesperson, Ruth Solomons, says the driver, who was driving erratically, appeared very nervous after being pulled over. Officers investigated after the VIN number on the license disc didn’t match the license plate. The car was found to have been stolen in Bellville. Two men, aged 27, and a woman, aged 35, […]

LOCAL A total of 55 fatalities were recorded between the 20th up to the 27th of this month in the Western Cape, with 35 crashes occurring in the reporting period. The Western Cape MEC for Transport and Public Works, Daylinn Mitchell, says the fatalities include two cyclists, as well as two motor cyclists and 14 pedestrians. He says that he is seriously concerned about the high number of drunk drivers […]

LOCAL The case against a 44-year-old suspect accused of dealing in drugs has been postponed to 6 January for a formal bail application. Police spokesperson Christopher Spies says police are investigating the matter after they uncovered R4.1 million worth of drugs in the suspect's car in Beaufort West in the Western Cape. A positive reaction from a police dog led to the discovery of least 11 880kg of tik hidden […]

LOCAL The Department of Health has reinstated the Covid-19 protocols including contact tracing and isolation. In a statement, the department explained that in “line with the principles of transparency and openness”, the implementation of a revised policy will be put on hold to accommodate all additional comments and inputs. The department initially called off the ten days of isolation for asymptomatic individuals who encountered a Covid-19 patient, highlighting the loss […]

LOCAL The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment announced the re-opening of the Online Application System yesterday for the Fishing Rights Allocation Process for registered users and current applicants. A spokesperson, Albi Modise, says applications will close at midnight on the 28th of January next year. It is expected that decisions on applications will be announced by the 28th of February. Modise says re-opening the system gives all registered […]