South African Soldiers And Police Forces Crack Down on Illicit Mining in Ekurhuleni, Arrest Six
A joint anti crime operation targeting illegal mining activities in Gauteng has led to the arrest of six undocumented foreign nationals and the seizure of equipment and materials worth more than R300,000, authorities said. The operation, conducted on…
News of sabotage comes after three Firefighters were killed while battling a blaze at the Gauteng Health and Human Settlements Departments building in the Joburg CBD. Picture: GPG Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says while there are ventilation issues with the National Health Department’s Civitas Building, it is not uninhabitable. “Civitas is a state of the
Fifty-seven people are murdered in South Africa every day, a statistic that requires more stringent action by the police. This is according to Police Minister Bheki Cele who was speaking as the South African Police Service presented the Crime Statistics for the 2017/18 financial year at the Good Hope Centre in Parliament on Tuesday. “The crime
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