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SA Parliament demands answers over R25m police hotel purchase

SA Police committee seeks explanation for crime intelligence unit’s property acquisition amid concerns over resource management. The parliamentary police committee has called for an urgent explanation regarding the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) crime intelligence unit’s controversial R25 million hotel purchase in
January 22, 2025
Chesnay Patricia Keppler worked together with the officer at Eldorado Park station Photo Supplied

SAPS Sergeant kills warden girlfriend

A police sergeant is under arrest and hospital guard after fatally shooting his girlfriend, a Panyaza crime prevention warden, through her kitchen window in Eldorado Park on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3pm at 4 Smarag Street when the intoxicated officer,
December 26, 2024
Police seize R80m cocaine haul at Durban port

Police seize R80m cocaine haul at Durban port

DURBAN – Police discovered cocaine worth R80 million hidden in a shipping container at Durban Harbour on Saturday, following a surveillance operation that tracked the vessel from Brazil. The drugs, disguised as kidney beans, were uncovered after authorities moved the suspicious container
December 2, 2024
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Namibian woman arrested for drug smuggling in South Africa

A Namibian woman has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, for allegedly smuggling cocaine in her stomach. Pauline Mbangula, 30, was detained on Sunday after an X-ray screening reportedly detected foreign objects in her body. South African
September 25, 2024