A 27-year-old business owner was arrested on 24 March 2023 at about 11:00 and will be appearing in the Bloemfontein Magistrate court soon on charges of fraud, contravention of the Consumer Protection Act, contravention of the Immigration Act, and other related contraventions. On 24 March 2023, an intelligence led and […]
Four suspects aged between 26 and 59 appeared in the Chief Albert Magistrate’s Court today, 23 March 2023 in connection with the trafficking of dagga. According to information, earlier this morning, Thursday 23 March 2023 at about 05:30 police in Oshoek Border were performing their routine stop and search duties. […]
This morning, one man was killed and thirteen others injured when two taxis, a bus, and a truck collided on the R29 between Leandra and Kinross. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 07h20 to find the Provincial EMS and other services already in attendance. The truck, bus and two […]
Stratio, the provider of predictive maintenance platform for transport operators, and Johannesburg-based fleet management software company Freeway Fleet Systems, today announce a commercial partnership in South Africa. Using artificial intelligence (AI) to process live data from vehicle sensors, Stratio’s platform integrates with Freeway’s asset maintenance system to provide crucial, real-time, […]
The driver, his crew, and the owner of the warehouse, today appeared in Nebo magistrate court after reporting a false hijacking and robbery of building and fencing materials on Saturday 18 March 2023. Members of the Provincial Organized Crime and the National Crime Intelligence Units, assisted by the Local Criminal […]
Earlier this morning IPSS Medical Rescue responded to the N2 northbound near Stanger after the driver of a truck had been shot during a hijacking. On arrival, it was found that the driver was in a serious condition, and was stabilized on scene by IPSS Medical advanced life support before […]
On 24 February 2023, South Africa was placed on the list of “Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring” (i.e., the “grey list”) by the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), along with Nigeria and 21 other countries. Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec, noted that “The purpose of greylisting by FATF is not […]
The Namakwa district police who were executing high-density operations after the shutdown, apprehended a 62-year-old male on Tuesday, 21 March 2023 after acting on information regarding alleged illegal scrap metal operations at a house in Bergsig, Springbok. The suspect was charged with contravention of the Second Hand and Scrap Metal […]
Early this morning, a man was critically injured when his bakkie rear-ended a truck on the N12 in Delmas. ER24 and other services arrived shortly before 01h00 to find the bakkie and truck in the left-hand lane. On closer inspection, medics found a man lying trapped inside the bakkie in […]
