Month: September 2020

Truck hijacker sentenced to 15 years imprisonment

Truck hijacker sentenced to 15 years imprisonment

MPUMALANGA – Jose Romao Sozinno (38) was found guilty and sentenced to15 years direct imprisonment by the Middelburg Regional Court on yesterday, 15 September 2020 for truck hijacking and armed robbery. On 03 July 2012, the accused reportedly hijacked a company truck at Belfast four-way stop whereby the driver was […]

One injured in a truck rollover on the R33

One injured in a truck rollover on the R33

This afternoon Kwazulu Private Ambulance Service responded to the R33 just passed Copesville, for reports of a collision. When emergency services arrived they found that a truck had lost control and rolled down an embankment. Paramedics quickly assessed the scene and found that one occupant sustained minor injuries. The patient […]

Stolen cattle recovered, two in custody in KZN

Stolen cattle recovered, two in custody in KZN

Police officers from the Stock Theft Multi-District Task Team conducted operations within the Zululand, Mzinyathi and Amajuba districts to curb theft of livestock, recover stolen livestock and arrest livestock thieves. The operation led to the arrest of two men aged 30 and 53 and the recovery of 35 cattle. The […]

Pair sentenced to eight years each for stealing railway lines

Pair sentenced to eight years each for stealing railway lines

The Middelburg Regional Court has sentenced Sizwe Khaba (36), and Rhison Makhamba (42), for railway infrastructure damage and for contravention of the Immigration Act on Wednesday. Khaba was sentenced to eight (8) years direct imprisonment plus 2 years for being in the country illegally, the sentences has been ordered to […]