UPINGTON – A 57-year-old suspect has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a cash-in-transit robbery yesterday at the Kalahari Mall in Upington. Listen According to Hawks’ spokesperson Nomthandazo Mnisi, two security guards were busy loading cash at an ATM at the mall when five unknown suspects held them at gunpoint. The suspects fled with […]
HUMANSDORP – Kevin Pretorius (47), a guesthouse owner, has been arrested on Tuesday for the death of a couple who died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The arrest comes almost a year after a young couple was found dead in the shower on Pretorius’ farm in the Eastern Cape. Pretorius appeared briefly at the Humansdorp magistrate’s […]
The bank clerk who spent a night in a police cell after being mistaken for a drug dealer to receive R25 000 in compensation from the SAPS for the wrongful arrest. Read more on IOL.
The State intends on opposing bail in the case against Suretha Brits (30) for her alleged involvement in the murder of her husband. The case is postponed for 7 April 2021, for a formal bail application. The accused will remain in custody. The investigation continues. Read more on Eye Witness News. Read The Kimberley Prospector‘s […]
The price of electricity may likely go up to R2.03c per unit should the Sol Plaatje Municipality draft budget be accepted later this year. This is bad news says Tumelo Mosikare after the draft budget was tabled by the municipality. Simply put, if you buy more than 350 units then price per unit will be […]
Live broadcasts by some SABC radio stations, including 5FM, were interrupted early today due to a major power outage in parts of Johannesburg. Read more on TimesLive.
KIMBERLEY – Angry residents who are disgruntled over a lack of service delivery say they are done talking to the Sol Plaatje Municipality and do not acknowledge them or their authority any longer. Boyce Makodi, community leader and activist says: “We are no longer engaging them. We no longer recognise them or the authority they […]
NORTHERN CAPE – Suretha Brits (30) appeared briefly in the Pofadder Magistrate’s Court today for the murder of her husband Leon Brits (41). Leon Brits’ body was found floating in a swimming pool last year. The case is postponed for 7 April 2021, for a formal bail application. The accused will remain in custody. The […]
NORTHERN CAPE – The Hopetown detectives made a breakthrough in tracking down and arresting three suspects accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in Hopetown. According to a police spokesperson the suspects had been hiding from the authorities, subsequent to raping the victim. “The three were arrested in Hopetown early this morning, during suspect tracing operations. […]