A 43-year-old suspect was arrested by the combat team, deployed for Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga on Saturday, 15 March 2025. The team conducted an intelligence driven operation at the industrial side in Delmas after receiving information about illicit mining activities taking place in that area. Upon arrival at the […]
The determination to address the unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition, drugs and abalone were rewarded when police officers detained suspects in separate incidents. Police members of the West Coast led an integrated operation on Wednesday 19 February 2025, in Saldanha Bay. The members were placed strategically in a bid to […]
The initiative to reduce crime in communities has been proving effective, thanks to the collaborative Operation Shanela carried out by Ekurhuleni SAPS officers, EMPD, Gauteng Traffic, Wardens CPF, Home Affairs, and other law enforcement bodies within the Ekurhuleni Policing areas from Friday afternoon, 24 January 2025, until Sunday morning, 26 […]
The determination by the Western Cape police to decrease crime in our communities and to put the perpetrators of the law behind bars yielded positive results when they arrested four suspects on charges of robbery and possession of presumed stolen property. On Tuesday 25 June 2024, members of Maitland Flying […]
Operation Shanela high-density operations were executed across the province during the past week to address priority crimes. The multi-disciplinary teams across the province jointly apprehended 179 criminals, of which 121 are wanted suspects arrested by detectives who have been evading police. The suspects were wanted in connection with murder and […]
The Joint Forces comprising the South African Police Service and the South African National Defence Force arrested a total number of fourteen suspects at various illegal mining sites in the five districts on Thursday, 22 February 2024. Millions of rands worth of mining equipment were confiscated as well as illicit […]
The build-up operations that commenced in the early hours of Monday, 31 July 2023, for the upcoming Cross-Alive Road Safety Campaign that will be conducted on Tuesday 01 August 2023 by the Minister of Transport, Ms Sindisiwe Chikunga have yielded positive results in the Vhembe District. The operations resulted to […]
The multi-disciplinary Operation Phakisa commenced on Thursday, 20 July 2023 and ended on Sunday, 23 July 2023 in Port Nolloth, Kleinsee, Groenrivier, Alexander Bay and Hondeklipbaai. The focus area addressed this quarter included illegal activities in relation to marine related crimes by monitoring and ensuring strict compliance of the prescribed […]
An Inter-Provincial Cross Border Operation was executed in four provinces namely, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State from the 27-31 March 2023. The four provinces were represented by the respective provincial heads of the Provincial Operational Command Centres namely Brigadier Hennie Van Rensburg(NC) the Operational Commander, supported […]
Mpumalanga police received information regarding a vehicle that was hijacked in Mpumalanga township. Mpumalanga police with the assistance of other role players traced the suspects to Inchanga and they proceeded to the said area for observation. Hours later the vehicle that the suspects were traveling in was spotted driving on […]
