The New Year has begun with decisive and uncompromising action against crime in Limpopo, as police arrested 843 suspects for various serious and priority offences during the ongoing joint, multi-disciplinary Operation Shanela, conducted from Monday, 29 December 2025 to Sunday, 04 January 2026. The intensified operations, aimed at clamping down […]
A 33-year-old male has been arrested for possession of a suspected stolen vehicle in Sasolburg. On Sunday, 28 December 2025, at approximately 21:00, members of the Fezile Dabi District highway patrol received information regarding a truck suspected to have been hijacked in Germiston on Saturday, 27 December 2025. Acting on […]
In a massive blow to criminality across the province, the multidisciplinary Operation Shanela has resulted in the arrest of 1 356 suspects for various crimes ranging from illicit drug trade to contact crimes and traffic violations. The operation, specifically designed to curb Trio crimes and aggravated robberies, saw law enforcement […]
Eight shipping containers recovered by Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) last Thursday (18/12/2025) have been removed from the scene earlier today (Tuesday). Seen in the video is the last of the shipping containers belonging to Evergreen (Taipei – Taiwan) was removed to the Durban – KZN depot. Pacific International Lines […]
FREE STATE – A Vehicle Check Point led to the arrest of a 41-year-old male for possession of illicit cigarettes. On Saturday, 20 December 2025, at about 08:30, Fezile Dabi District highway patrol and Viljoensdrift SAPS members conducted a Vehicle Check Point on the R82. A panel van was stopped […]
A 51-year-old man has been arrested by police after he was found operating an excavator in Bapong. Police seized the excavator and another truck. Last week, police arrested ten illegal miners and seized ten other excavators as part of their operations to prevent and combat illegal mining activities in Bapong.
Eight stolen shipping containers belonging to Taiwanese & Singaporean companies in Asia have been recovered by Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA). Acting on information that nineteen (19) brand new & used shipping containers were stolen from storage yards in Edwin Swales & Prospecton in KwaZulu-Natal, and criminal cases […]
Safer Festive Season Operations are in full swing across the Namakwa District as the South African Police Service intensifies efforts to combat crime and enhance public safety. On 17 December 2025, disruptive operations were led by the Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, together with the Deputy Provincial […]
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato has confirmed the significant disruption of smuggling of illicit goods and food items which took place yesterday, 15 December 2025 at the Beitbridge Port of Entry. Since the start of the 2025/26 festive season operations, the BMA has recorded […]
A delivery truck from a cash-and-carry business was robbed at gunpoint in Mount Vernon, KwaZulu-Natal, yesterday evening (Saturday). The incident occurred at approximately 18:20 when the truck stopped outside a local store to deliver groceries. The driver informed members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) that four male suspects approached […]
