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Western Cape Police clamp down on suspects during crime prevention initiatives

The Western Cape police are actively working to combat gang violence and remove firearms from criminals who threaten society. The South African Police Service (SAPS) launched crime prevention operations in high-crime areas on Sunday, June 15, 2025, resulting in numerous arrests for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. SAPS Spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg stated that the recovery of these weapons is the result of proactive measures, including patrols, targeted operations, […]

22 June 2025

Local

Efforts to thwart ‘disconcerting’ tendencies by Pakistani nationals to enter SA illegally

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has accused Pakinstani national of getting transit visas to go to other countries through South Africa, and escaping to find a route in South Africa illegally at the airport. He says his department has noticed this “tendency” and it is out to stop it. The Home Affairs ministers says 67 Pakistani nationals were denied entry into South Africa at the OR Tambo International Airport during […]

14 August 2023

International

All forms of settlement building in West Bank illegal: EU

European Union Representative in Palestine, Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, said Wednesday that all forms of Israeli settlement building in the West Bank are illegal, Anadolu News Agency reports. This statement came during a visit by a delegation of European ambassadors and consuls to the Palestinian towns of Sebastia and Burqa in the northern West Bank. "Legalising the return of settlers to evacuated outposts in the northern West Bank is contrary to the […]

25 May 2023

Local

CPT cleaning staff stumble on baby’s body at illegal dump site

LOCAL Cape Town cleaning staff were shocked this week when they found a body of a baby at an illegal dumping site. Councillor Grant Twigg, the mayoral committee member for urban waste management, was part of the cleaning operation on Thursday. Twigg said the staff would be sent for counselling after the incident. “The City of Cape Town’s cleansing team was busy cleaning an illegal dumping spot along Maroela Road […]

15 October 2022

Local

Transnet declares UNTU strike illegal

Transnet has declared the strike by workers affiliated to the United National Transport Union (UNTU) as illegal. The union announced that its members downed tools from midnight over wages. The workers are demanding between 12% and 13% increase. Transnet revised its offer from 3% to 4% that was rejected. Transnet has argued that the strike is illegal due lack of evidence of the balloting process and the absence of the picketing rules. […]

6 October 2022

Local

SPCA warns against dog fighting, following rescue of seven dogs owned by minors in Tafelsig

LOCAL The Cape of Good Hope Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has called on the public to report any act of illegal dog fighting. It follows the latest rescue of seven dogs in Tafelsig on Friday. Chief inspector Jaco Pieterse says the culprits were all minors between the ages of 15 and 17. Pieterse warned that anyone found guilty of involvement in dogfighting is liable for a […]

29 August 2022

Local

Policing should have started when 6 000 mines were abandoned: Mining Analyst

LOCAL The Bench Marks Foundation says the government’s failure to implement the law and hold relevant people accountable is the major cause of crimes in mining communities. Police Minister Bheki Cele attended a crime scene in Imbizo at West village in Krugersdorp, following a week of protests on the back of the gang rapes of eight women at an abandoned mine. It’s alleged that illegal miners were behind the attacks, […]

7 August 2022

Local

16 more suspects arrested in Krugersdorp gang rape case, taking total to 83

LOCAL Police say 16 more suspects have been arrested following the rape of eight women in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg. 67 others were arrested on Friday. Two of them were fatally shot during the arrests. This brings to 83 the total number of people arrested – many of whom were nabbed for contravening the Immigration Act. The women, part of a production crew, were shooting a music video when the attack […]

30 July 2022

International News

UN envoy decries Israel’s move to expand illegal settlement

The UN’s Middle East envoy says he is “very concerned” by Israel’s decision to advance construction in an illegal Jewish settlement in occupied East Jerusalem that would make establishing a contiguous Palestinian state even harder, reiterating that “settlement construction is illegal under international law”. The move also risks angering the incoming US administration led by President-elect Joe Biden, who has opposed settlement expansion and hopes to revive negotiations over a […]

16 November 2020

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