Author: Malebogo Putu

Moses Kotane Local Municipality has received two awards at the South African Local Government Association’s North West Provincial Municipal Awards, recognising its performance in financial management, governance, service delivery and the localisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The municipality was recognised for achieving an unqualified audit opinion, an outcome that reflects compliance with financial management requirements and improvements in its audit performance. It was also named among only two municipalities in the North West province recognised for localising the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. Municipal Spokesperson Berlina Lekgethwane said the awards reflected sustained…

South African police have warned women in and around Kempton Park, particularly in the Rhodesfield area, to exercise extreme caution after the bodies of four women were discovered in the same vicinity over a period of about two months. The latest body was found on Saturday evening, prompting police to intensify their investigation into whether the deaths could be connected. Detectives have identified similarities in the circumstances surrounding the cases. According to preliminary information, the women were found half naked and with visible bruising, while the locations where their bodies were discovered are situated within the same general area. The…

South Africa and India are prepared to open a new chapter in economic relations centred on investment, trade, industrial development and sustainable growth, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday, urging companies from both countries to convert policy talks into concrete projects and long term partnerships. Addressing the South Africa India Roundtable on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, Ramaphosa said the two nations could draw on complementary strengths to create shared value, expand regional trade and create opportunities for young people. We are ready for a new era in economic relations between our two countries. This forum provides the private…

Authorities in Botswana have issued a fresh warning to the public against sharing banking credentials after four people were arrested in a case involving the theft of more than 1.4 million pula from a pensioner in Ramotswa. Near Bagali, assistant commissioner of police and the force’s public relations officer, said the suspects had allegedly masqueraded as bank staff and persuaded the victim to hand over confidential details under the pretext of updating her Know Your Customer information. The stolen funds were then moved into accounts and mobile wallets controlled by the group. Banks will never request customers to disclose confidential…

Police have arrested a 44 year old Zimbabwean truck driver and seized 41,000 Mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R2.05 million in Kraaifontein. The seizure followed a joint operation involving the Flying Squad and Crime Intelligence after police received information about a Volvo truck allegedly transporting drugs from Johannesburg to Cape Town. The team located the truck and stopped it at a petrol station along the N1. A search of the vehicle uncovered two duffel bags containing the Mandrax tablets, according to information provided to The North West. The driver was arrested and faces charges of possession of…

Mapodisi a Botswana a tshwere batho ba le bane mme ba ba pega molato tebang le tsietsa mogodi wa kwa Ramotswa madi a gagwe a go tswa mo tirong ka ntlha ya bogodi. Go ya ka Mapodisi, madi ao mogodi a tsieditsweng ona ke 1.4 Million Pula. Babelaelwa ke Bame Wendy Lebo Senna wa dingwaga di le 35 go tswa Tlokweng; Leatile McPherson Motshabi wa dingwaga di le 36 go tswa Mochudi; Emmanuel Gaetwesepe wa dingwaga di le 40 gammogo le Orebotse Masala wa dingwaga di le 35 bao ka bobedi ba tlhagang kwa Mokatse. Go ya ka Mapodisi, babelaelwa…

South African police have seized more than 27,000 Mandrax tablets during an intelligence driven operation in Parow, adding to a separate arrest in Goodwood in which officers recovered 18½ Mandrax tablets. Police said the first operation took place on Wednesday, September 9, when members followed up on intelligence and arrived at a residence in Da Gama Street, Parow. A thorough search of the premises resulted in the discovery of 27,270 Mandrax tablets, police said. A 39-year-old Zimbabwean man was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs and detained at Parow police station. The suspect is expected to appear in the…

A 53 year old woman is expected to appear before the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 31 August 2026 after allegedly attempting to bribe a police officer with R4,000 in exchange for the release of her husband, who was being held on a charge of dealing in dagga. According to Colonel Malesela Ledwaba of the South African Police Service in Limpopo, the incident occurred on Saturday, August 29, at the Mankweng Community Service Centre. Ledwaba said the police Constable, who is attached to Polokwane Public Order Policing, was on duty and writing up a docket in the Community Service Centre…

Two Zimbabwean nationals, aged 23 and 35, have been arrested after illicit cigarettes valued at almost R2 million were discovered concealed beneath a load of coal in a truck at the Groblersbrug Port of Entry in Limpopo’s Waterberg District. The arrests followed information received by members of Border Policing and Customs on Friday, 21 August, concerning a truck suspected of transporting illicit cigarettes through the port. Acting on the intelligence, law enforcement officials positioned themselves at the port and intercepted the identified truck as it entered the facility. A preliminary inspection raised suspicions that prohibited goods had been concealed beneath…

A suspected industrial scale crystal methamphetamine manufacturing operation has been dealt a major blow after the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, better known as the Hawks, and its law enforcement partners uncovered a clandestine drug laboratory on a farm in Musina. Five suspects were arrested during a late-night operation on Thursday, August 20, with drugs and laboratory equipment carrying an estimated street value of R600 million, together with an undisclosed amount of cash, seized from the premises. The operation was intelligence driven and followed a two month investigation into suspected drug manufacturing activities at the farm in the Vhembe District.…