A proactive self-initiated operation by members of the Welkom Tactical Response Team, deployed to address taxi violence in the Ficksburg area, resulted in the significant seizure of illicit cigarettes and the arrest of one suspect. On Wednesday, 26 November 2025, at approximately 10:00, TRT members decided to extend their operational […]
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Northern Region Task Team Officers, recovered a reported hijacked white Isuzu truck and its cargo valued at approximately R1.2 million, in Isando, Kempton Park. While conducting crime prevention duties, officers received information from a tracking company regarding a reported hijacked vehicle, which had been […]
The South African Police Service in Tshwane successfully recovered a Freightliner truck transporting medicine valued at approximately R2.5 million, after it was hijacked in the Wierdabrug policing area on Friday, 21 November 2025, at around 08:00. Following the hijacking, the truck’s tracking system was immediately activated and the information circulated […]
POLOKWANE – Members of the South African Police Service apprehended 792 suspects and recovered four firearms in Limpopo following a high-density operation, Shanela, which was carried out throughout five districts. The operation commenced on Monday, 10 and continued to Sunday, 16 November 2025, and was executed jointly with other law […]
A white 8-ton Tata truck, registration XCP 696 GP, has been reported stolen from the Phoenix area in KwaZulu-Natal today (Wednesday). According to the owner, the vehicle had been parked off for several years prior to the theft. The truck is identifiable by a smash on the rear right side. […]
In continued operations, on Friday, at around 11:00, Benoni Flying Squad members operationalised information of a grey Hilux transporting dagga on the R23, near Tsakane. Members traced the vehicle and pulled it over. The 50-year-old driver was immediately arrested after four large bags of dagga were discovered. The suspect was […]
An intelligence-driven operation conducted by members of Sekhukhune District, Rosenekal SAPS in collaboration with Laersdrift SAPS in Mpumalanga province, have led to a successful arrest a male suspect for possession of suspected stolen property (livestock) and a motor-vehicle Nissan NP200 bakkie at Stoffberg Traffic Weigh Bridge in Mpumalanga province on […]
Taurus Armed Response officers swiftly responded this morning to reports of an armed robbery targeting a bread delivery truck on Fynn Road, Townview. Incident Summary: Target: A commercial bread delivery vehicle. Location: Fynn Road, Townview. Suspects: Five (5) unidentified male individuals, two (2) of whom were confirmed to be armed […]
CAPE TOWN – Members of the Bishop Lavis Crime Prevention Unit and Operation Lockdown III searched a premises in the 8th Avenue informal settlement, Valhalla Park, following information they received about drugs at a premises, on Saturday, 08 November 2025. The members searched the informal dwelling and found a consignment […]
#NenzaniLaEzweni Operations: As the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma I want to demonstrate transparency and accountability to the people of KwaZulu-Natal. We wish to release some of the names of undocumented foreign nationals arrested by our No Nonsense Road Traffic Inspectorate. They were caught driving trucks and […]
