The South African Police Service (SAPS) Gauteng’s illicit mining “Vala Umgodi” members, conducted a successful operation on Tuesday, 20 May 2025, at Protea mine in Magaliesburg. The operation resulted in the arrest of 40 suspects for illegal mining, illegal immigration, possession of firearms and ammunition and possession of explosives. The […]
Engen, a proud gold sponsor of the Nampo Harvest Day, celebrated its long-standing partnership with the event by welcoming thousands of visitors to its interactive stand and ever-popular Vintage Tractor Museum at this year’s show, which ran from 13-16 May at Nampo Park in Bothaville. From cutting-edge demonstrations to celebrity […]
We’re beefing up our fleet to improve service delivery, which saw 5️⃣ waste compactor trucks and 4️⃣ bakkies🛻 handed over by Cllr Andile Mngwevu, who heads the Roads and Transport Planning portfolio, to Cllr Leshaka Manamela, who heads the Environmental Resources and Waste Management portfolio. In handing over the vehicles, […]
The SaferStops Association has called for a renewed industry-wide commitment to truck driver wellness and road safety at the 2025 Truck Driver Safety & Wellness Symposium, which concluded on 9 May at the Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre in Boksburg. The two-day Symposium and exhibition brought together over 300 truck […]
Four (04) suspects were apprehended for illegal mining and contravention of immigration act on Friday, 16 May 2025, during operations Vala Umgodi conducted at the Capricorn and Mopani Districts. A 31-year-old male suspect was arrested at Tudumo River, Ga-Chuene Village in Lebowakgomo Policing area, Capricorn district. According to information, the […]
Operation Vala uMgodi team in Free State Province executed an intelligence driven operation and arrested six (6) suspects in a swoop. The team carried out a planned disruptive operation to combat illegal mining activities prohibited by MPRDA [Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act]. The police found three (3) suspects aged […]
Frustrated residents experiencing water cuts in Trenance Park – KZN threatened the driver of a water tanker today (Saturday). A local Ward Councillor contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) for assistance after the driver made telephonic contact with him and stated that he was being harassed by residents. Reaction Officers […]
In a significant breakthrough against cross-border crime, members of the South African Police Service in Limpopo arrested a 28-year-old Zimbabwean national male for the illegal possession of explosives at the Beitbridge Port of Entry on Friday, 16 May 2025. The suspect was apprehended during a routine search operation at approximately […]
N3 Southbound (to DBN) just below Peter Brown Drive, PMB. Services are Mobile or On Scene Traffic is gridlocked from before Peter Brown bridge already and small vehicles are turning around and going back up the N3 counterflow to try and take the Peter Brown offramp. The road is fully […]
Sixteen suspects aged between 18 and 45 were arrested during the ongoing Operations Vala Umgodi, for contravention of immigration laws, and illegal mining at Malamulele, Jane Furse, and Maake Policing areas, on Wednesday, 14 May 2025. Seven suspects aged between 18 and 35 were arrested for contravention of immigration laws […]
