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Trio nabbed at police station with a hijacked vehicle

Three suspects were arrested after parking a hijacked vehicle at the Witbank police station in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga. The trio, aged between 32 and 47, entered the police station on Tuesday in a double cab Toyota Hilux bakkie reported hijacked in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, in November last year. Mpumalanga police spokesperson Col Donald Mdluli said the vehicle was noticed by a police member working at the community service centre (CSC) who […]

7 September 2023

Local

Officer, magistrate in Pauw case probed for suspected misconduct

The investigating officer who obtained warrants of arrest for The President's Keepers author Jacques Pauw and News24 investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh - and the magistrate who signed off on them - are now under investigation for possible misconduct. This was ordered by Durban magistrate Irfaan Khallil, who presided over an unusual late-afternoon hearing in which the warrants were cancelled and the investigation was handed over to Brigadier Andre Holby, the […]

14 December 2017

Local

Pauw, News24 journalist summoned to police station

Investigative journalists Jacques Pauw and Pieter-Louis Myburgh, who have both written about alleged corrupt relationships involving President Jacob Zuma, have been summoned to a meeting at a police station. In a letter to their lawyer on Thursday, seen by News24, Cluster Detective coordinator of Ethekwini Outer North, a Colonel 'R Govender' stated that the pair had been uncooperative. "The tone of your letter is indicative that you have no intention […]

8 December 2017

News

Hanover Park residents demand action in the eradication of continued violence

With on-going calls for an end to gang violence and crime within the Cape Flats, residents of Hanover Park over the weekend took to the streets urging for reform at the Philippi Police Station. In angry calls, organisers have voiced concern that the precinct has not adequately dealt with crime in the area and its surrounds. Speaking to VOC’s Breakfast Beat, Hanover Park Civic Association chairperson, Igsaan Nazier explained that […]

28 August 2017

News

Kenfac residents march for better policing

By Abubakr Abrahams Some 500 residents from Kensington, Maitland and Factreton held a public march over the weekend to Kensington police station to raise their concerns over the alleged lack of police resources in Kensington. Mogamat Noordien, chairperson of the Kensington Community Police Forum, says police in the area have received increased criticism for not doing enough to stop the spike of gang violence. With dignitaries present, the community handed […]

24 July 2017

Local

Khayelitsha land occupiers granted bail

On Monday, six people involved in the "Town Two" land occupation arrested on Friday appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrate Court on charges of public violence. The six live as backyarders in Town Two; four of them are women. They were all granted R500 bail on condition that they will not be involved in any act of public violence, GroundUp reports. The R3 000 bail still has to be raised and […]

20 June 2017

International News

6 police officers killed in Cairo bomb blast

Six police officers were killed this morning after a bomb exploded near a security services building in the Al-Haram area of Cairo, Egypt. The police station in Giza received a report that a roadside bomb planted by unknown assailants near a security base near the Al-Salam Mosque. Civil defence and police forces were dispatched to the scene immediately. Roads leading to the area were closed following the attack. [Source: Middle […]

9 December 2016

News

CPF calls for investigation of alleged mismanagement at Grassy Park police station

This week, reports surfaced detailing the alleged mismanagement of the Grassy Park Police Station by the station commander. In response, the Grassy Park Community Policing Forum (CPF) voiced concern that the precincts staff approached media to address an “in-house” issue. In a bid to effectively address noted concerns, the CPF has now called for a commission of inquiry into the management of the station, citing that low police morale impacts […]

16 November 2016

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