Tag: Gauteng
R400m worth of cocaine seized on Gauteng highway
A 39-year-old suspect is expected to appear in court soon after he was arrested on Wednesday for ferrying R400 million worth of cocaine on...
MEC condemns Zandspruit mob justice incident
Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Faith Mazibuko, has condemned a mob justice incident that claimed the lives of four people and injured five others...
Gauteng police operations net over 1000 suspects
Twelve suspected illegal miners were among the 1 470 suspects arrested across the Gauteng province by police over the weekend.
The twelve were arrested in...
Virtual meeting to discuss gang activity in Gauteng
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has called on the MEC for Community Safety, Faith Mazibuko and the Provincial Police Commissioner...
Rural Gauteng residents murdered
Gauteng is widely - and correctly – seen as the economic hub of South Africa. It is also home to agriculture with this mostly...
Gauteng soldiers baking own bread
Soldiers at Army Support Base Johannesburg and its units will soon have “base-baked bread” on their mess tables.
This follows an instruction from General Officer...
SA records fewer GBV cases between July and September
While there has been a drop in the number of sexual offences reported, the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) continues to haunt...
ISS: Kidnapping in South Africa: rely on data not social media
Statistics on the motives for kidnapping and who is most at risk are both surprising and concerning.
Few crimes strike fear into South Africans as...
Rural security in Gauteng not a given
South Africa’s smallest and most urbanised province – Gauteng – is not immune to the scourge of farm attacks and murders.
The provincial Member of...
South Africa investigates COVID-linked corruption of 5 billion rand
South African authorities are investigating government departments for graft over irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders worth 5 billion rand, the head of its Special Investigating...
Paramount donates face visors to Gauteng health workers
Paramount Group has donated 1 000 face visors to Gauteng’s health department as it continues to support health workers on the frontlines of the...
Gauteng police net 900 suspects
Intensified crime combating operations in Gauteng over the weekend saw the arrest of over 900 suspects and 15 illegal firearms recovered.
Gauteng police spokesperson Mavela...
Hytera presents next-gen communication products to SAPS
On 5 September, Hytera held an end user conference for the South African Police Service (SAPS) at the Maslow Hotel Time Square, Pretoria, where...
Condemnation of Johannesburg CBD attacks.
Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela has condemned the violent attacks on law enforcement agencies in the Johannesburg CBD on Thursday.
During an intelligence-driven...
Drone technology in construction
Drone technology can turn the fortunes of the construction sector around, Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC Jacob Mamabolo said.
Updating media on progress made...
Saab inspires girls with interactive career day
"Challenge today and anticipate tomorrow." With these wise words some thirty girl learners from various schools in Gauteng were welcomed to Saab...
University Reserve Training Programme recruitment in Gauteng
Buoyed by the success of its Western Cape recruitment drive, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Reserve Force next month aims...