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A coordinated multi-disciplinary police operation has resulted in the arrest of a male suspect in connection with a violent cash-in-transit robbery that occurred on the N8 near Bloemfontein on Tuesday, 2 September 2025. The suspect is scheduled to appear in the Botshabelo Magistrates Court on Thursday, 4 September 2025. According to police reports, the incident […]

In a dramatic late-night operation, the South African Police Service (SAPS) Anti-Kidnapping Task Team successfully rescued an Indian businessman and reunited him with his family after a confrontation that resulted in the death of a high-profile suspect. The rescue culminated a swift investigation into the businessman’s abduction. According to police reports, the breakthrough came on

In a successful intelligence-driven operation, members of the Bloemfontein Flying Squad arrested three men on Wednesday for the possession of suspected stolen livestock and an illegal firearm. The operation, which took place on September 3, 2025, was initiated after police received credible information regarding a truck transporting stolen animals along the N8 highway, traveling from

In a significant crackdown on infrastructure-related crime, a multi-agency police operation led to the recovery of copper cable valued at approximately R3 million and the arrest of five undocumented foreign nationals at an unregistered scrapyard in De Deur on Wednesday, 03 September 2025. The successful operation was initiated after authorities operationalised received intelligence. A coordinated

The Namakwa District Commissioner, Brigadier Schalk Andrews, has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of a 37-year-old man by the Fraserburg Regional Court on Wednesday, 3 September 2025. The man, who served as a preacher in his local church, was found guilty on four counts of rape and handed four life imprisonment terms for the repeated

Villagers from Ga-Sekgopo outside Modjadjiskloof in Limpopo took to the streets on Monday in a desperate plea for water. The protesters blocked the busy R81 road with stones, rubble, and burning debris to draw the Mopani District Municipality’s attention to their water shortage. According to the protesters, the village has been without running water since

Residents shut the NU2 Motherwell clinic in Gqeberha all of Monday, alleging misconduct by some employees at the facility. A petition signed by 200 people, requests urgent action to ensure shorter waiting times, sufficient medical staff and supplies, proper attention and care for patients, and a reliable and efficient service. Community leader Mpumelelo Ndlumbini said

For decades, gravel roads in Metsi-Matsho village have been left to decay without any maintenance by the municipality. Residents have now decided to repair the roads themselves. When GroundUp visited the village on Thursday, at least 16 people, including older women, were working together, pushing wheelbarrows to fill potholes. Others were digging drainage trenches. These

Most of Cape Town’s Central Line has been reopened after it was closed due to vandalism and theft. But the line to Mitchells Plain has been closed for six years. Several stations are not operating and have been heavily vandalised. PRASA still needs to complete repairs on 2km of overhead traction equipment, and more than

Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala has issued eviction notices to over 100 illegal occupants who have hijacked State properties in Cape Town. Two properties in Goodwood and Khayelitsha, meant for use by the South African Police Service (SAPS), have been hijacked and are illegally occupied. Zikalala issued the eviction notices while leading