The newly appointed Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, says that unscrupulous transport operators and illegal foreign national truck drivers are to blame for the recent spate of violence. For local truck drivers, 2019 has proven to be the deadliest and most dangerous period on the roads in recent history. In the last 18 weeks alone,..
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Over 200 truck drivers have been subject to violent attacks in 2019 and more than 2000 vehicles have been damaged by illegal blockades, stoning and arson
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‘They’re coming’:- A farmer’s chilling words to his wife before robbery
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“They’re coming!” – These were the chilling words that a Stellenbosch protea farmer shouted to his wife while doing a security check after hearing that a farmer in the region had been shot dead. “It’s devastating,” an emotional Gerald Knight told News24 about being robbed hours after Louiesenhof vintner Stefan Smit was murdered. “We’ve lived..
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Rail transport system is already non-existent and now truck transport is in jeopardy – Trucks across SA in flames due to arson and attacks
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Due to the collapse of the rail transport system, almost all suppliers are currently dependent on truck delivery for goods. The roads of the country testify to the large number of heavy trucks moving day and night between centers to find food and consumables at outlets. The recent months’ attacks on large trucks and their..
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A ‘Misunderstanding’, and we have to believe that, leads to gardener stabbing employer five times in Alberton
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The suspect tried to flee but was later arrested after a number of security groups in the area responded to the scene. A 69-year-old man was attacked by his 26-year-old gardener with an okapi knife in Brackendowns, Alberton, after an alleged misunderstanding, Alberton Record reports. According to Seargent Lindile Moloi, the spokesperson from Brackendowns SAPS,..
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LIMPOPO:- The police in Musina have arrested a 43-year-old police sergeant, along with two alleged accomplices
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The police in Musina have arrested a 43-year-old police sergeant, along with two alleged accomplices (aged 28 and 40), for stock theft and the possession of suspected stolen cattle meat. “On 21 May during the day, members of the South African Police Service received information from members of the community about suspected stolen cattle meat..
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FARM ATTACK:- 9 armed attackers overpower farmer: Roodeplaat
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A farm attack took place on 23 May 2019, in Roodeplaat, Gauteng province. A farmer on the Kameelfontein Road was attacked and robbed by nine armed attackers who then locked the farmer and others in the safe. Whilst no one was seriously injured in the incident, one person was hit by a stray bullet and..
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Court denies bail to man accused of murdering Secunda woman:- #TesnerMurder
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SECUNDA – He is not a troublemaker and the community will therefore not be outraged if he is granted bail. “There is no doubt in my mind that if you are let out on bail you will commit another crime,” said Magistrate Kekana. This is how the man accused of robbing, raping and murdering Ms..
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Someone wants to ‘open a business’:- Baths, basins, toilets and urinals stolen during Nelson Mandela Bay robbery
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Several new hotel bathroom basins, urinals, baths, and toilets were stolen during an early morning robbery at a hotel construction site in Bluewater Bay. The robbery happened shortly after midnight at the Coega Hotel, which is being constructed in Bluewater Bay Drive, on Thursday morning. Six men, driving two bakkies and a Toyota Avanza, managed..
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The double ‘D’ (dumb, dumber, dumbest) burglar ever:- Would-be burglar caught red handed inside EC police station
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The 32-year-old man was caught red-handed after an officer saw him on the CCTV camera scaling the police station fence. Storms River police arrested a would-be burglar after he broke into their police station during the early hours of Thursday (23/5/2019) morning. Police spokesperson Sergeant Majola Nkohli said the 32-year-old man was nabbed shortly before..
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FARM ATTACK:- Two attacks in Gauteng area
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Two attacks on nearby smallholdings reported in the Walkerville area. No further information is available at this stage. *Ian Cameron This news release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of SA-news.
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FARM ATTACKS: FF Plus will compel government to implement rural safety plan
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The FF Plus cannot just stand idly by and look on as farmers and their children are attacked and murdered in Gauteng and the rest of the country. The FF Plus in Gauteng plans to have discussions with the Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, and senior members of the Police service regarding the implementation of a..
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Suspect arrested for attempted murder: Bellair str – Brackendowns
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A call was received for a stabbing that had just occurred. Brackendowns CPF members gave chase on foot and the suspects fled towards Klipriver Road. Our Tactical team gave back-up and the suspect was successfully apprehended. The knife used in the stabbing was found in the suspects’ possession. The victim who was stabbed was treated..
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Pretoria car thieves are now going ‘digital’, these ‘people’ are sophisticated, they are not just any type of ‘thotsi’
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“These are people who are sophisticated, who understand how vehicles operate and have inside information on how tracking devices operate.” Car thieves are going digital and have become more sophisticated, according to experts. National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa) executive director Mike Mabasa told Radio 702’s Bongani Bingwa on Tuesday morning that motorists..
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Six persons were arrested in the North West for torching electoral officer’s car as special votes are disrupted
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Police in the North West has arrested six people for allegedly torching an electoral officer’s vehicle in Ganyesa – the day that special votes opened. “The incident has something to do with disruptions of voting processes and as a result, the vehicle ended up being torched,” provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Sabataa Mokgwabone said. Mokgwabone said..
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A ballot box was burned in Potchefstroom, vehicle set alight ahead of the general elections
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Potchefstroom SAPS confirmed that a ballot box was burned in the North West region, following the arrest of six individuals for their involvement in the torching of a presiding electoral officer’s vehicle in the Ganyesa ahead of the general elections. Ballot box destroyed in Potchefstroom As reported by Olebogeng Motse from OFM, a ballot box..
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