Independent Online19d
Gauteng police rescue kidnapped nine-year-old Afghan boy - five suspects arrested
Gauteng police, in collaboration with private security companies, have rescued a nine-year-old boy who was kidnapped for four days in Laudium, Pretoria. Five suspects, aged between 24 and 37, were ...
Independent Online8d
PICS: Man arrested by Tshwane Metro Police while driving Toyota Hilux hijacked in Hammanskraal
Members of the Tshwane Metro Police Department ... intelligence unit of the South African Police Service (SAPS). The police operations which targetted the infamous Pretoria West area, also ...
Violent crime in South Africa happens mostly in a few hotspots: police resources should focus there – criminologist
Violent crime in South Africa has consistently been highly concentrated in a small number of urban areas. For example, 20% of ...
scmp.com9d
South Africa presses Taiwan to vacate liaison office in Pretoria
Taiwan has expressed “grave concerns” about growing pressure from South Africa to downgrade and relocate its de facto embassy from Pretoria, the country’s administrative capital. The island ...
The Straits Times9d
Taiwan says South Africa has given March deadline to move liaison office from Pretoria
South Africa had previously made a request in 2024 for what is called the Taipei Liaison Office to leave Pretoria. “Our department is coordinating with the Taipei Liaison Office regarding ...
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South Africa police search for gold mine gangster 'Tiger'
A gang leader suspected of running illegal gold mining operations in South Africa has escaped police ... those in holding cells at the local police station after the rescue.
The Africa Report26d
South Africa: Police operation nabs over 17,000 trapped miners
More than 17,000 alleged illegal miners, many from neighbouring countries, have surfaced in South Africa during a police operation that has lasted ... “He told me he was going to work in Gauteng ...
PBS27d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police tactics
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP ... with decomposing bodies around them. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu denied in an interview with a national TV station that the police were responsible for ...
The Grio28d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP ... with decomposing bodies around them. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu denied in an interview with a national TV station that the police were responsible for ...
The Conversation21d
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
Television stations and social media feeds carried horrendous images of the emaciated ... who carry gold from South Africa to Dubai. Those webs also include police and government officials with ...
Associated Press28d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a ... and damp conditions with decomposing bodies around them. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu denied in an interview with a national TV station that ...
Toronto Star29d
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved ...