‘Members of the Special Task Force will form part of the more than forty teams from twenty-five countries that will compete within five Challenge categories that will test each teams global tactical and weaponry ability and proficiency.’

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng have managed to arrest people for various crimes and catch wanted suspects

South Africans have slammed Police Minister Bheki Cele after a clip of a drunk police officer being helped by a schoolgirl, has surfaced.

A sickening and heartless Pretoria murder.
This man will spend less than 12 years in jail for brutally murdering his girlfriend.

Last year this metro cop went viral after he decided to hide behind some boxes while trying to catch mischievous motorists.

The police were recently assisted by mans best friend in an operation that saw drug dealers in possession of meth arrested.

Footage of onlookers looting the scene of a CIT heist in Tembisa has surfaced online, revealing the crowd searching for left behind cash.

MEC Faith Mazibuko has stepped in after a woman claimed police failed to help her tackle abuse allegations in an upsetting viral video.

Fake news: Social media has been set alight by the story of a schoolgirl who found a bag with R40 million and gave it to the police!

Here are the top four police stations with the most SAPSofficers under investigation for crimes ranging from fraud to attempted murder.

‘It’s not the their duty to be your private security guards,’ one person said after 20 police officers ‘protected’ Makhadzi in the Northern Cape.

Paramedics said two men were injured when a light aircraft crashed in a field just off the M46 Roadway in Germiston on Saturday.

SA’s police union has cried out for advanced protection after two policemen were killed for pistols at the Jabulani Hostel in Soweto.

‘He couldn’t cuff criminals so he cuffed her,’ one person wrote after spotting a snap of a cop enjoying a picnic date next to his van.

Police have issued a warrant of arrest on Mzansi’s flashy Bitcoin trader, Sandile Shezi. He faces fraud charges worth over R500,000.

Eastern Cape police have introduced projects to battle crime in schools. The concepts are Youth Crime Prevention and the Safer Schools Programme.

Six suspects were arrested after they were caught with PRASA railway tracks. The police said the suspects also sold train lines to a scrapyard dealer

‘Facebook Rapist’ Thokozane Jiyane was sentenced to eight life terms imprisonment for raping 10 victims between October 2019 and February 2020.

Hawks in the Northern Cape showed two cops who’s boss. The two were arrested for attempted murder and robbery in Kuruman.

Lockdown level 2 has allowed Gauteng police to complete an extraordinary 800 arrests in 24 hours, thanks to the O Kae Molao operation.

In a scene out of a Hollywood movie, a Northern Cape policewoman killed a suspect after allegedly being attacked by him with a knife.

A local cop has received mixed reactions from South Africans after snaps of him rocking some pretty tight ‘hotpants’ were shared online. Take a look…

Police Sergeants Mogale and Petjie were attacked and disarmed by unknown suspects on Thursday. Mogale was shot in the head during the incident.

Police arrested three for impersonating police, hijacking, and possession of unlicensed firearms on R21 Highway on Thursday.

Four suspects escaped the police on Wednesday. Community members and private pilots helped track down the suspects on Friday.

Police were on Wednesday still searching for five armed men who robbed two retail shops in the Duncan Village in East London on Monday.

Police arrested a 31-year-old man with 387 abalones in his possession on the R72 road between East London and Port Alfred.

Popcru has commended SAPS for the extent of restraint outside Nkandla over the weekend, saying that they de-escalated a volatile situation.

SAPS members will soon get the jab. The vaccination drive will commence in Soweto on Monday 5 July and guess who’s up first?

The man allegedly raped the 14 year old girl who then managed to run to the local police station where he works to open a case against him.

The Siberian tiger had previously attacked a volunteer earlier this year while two hyenas also escaped from the Seaview Predator Park.

Two Gqeberha suspects have been charged with murder after they were caught red-handed on the scene of the crime, with their victim wrapped in a blanket.

Gunmen fired a hail of bullets into the police officer’s vehicle as he drove home from work through a taxi rank on Monday night.

In a leaked letter the Police Minister strongly rebukes the SAPS national commissioner for allegedly defying him this week.

The Hawks confirmed that they are investigating cases related to allegations of corruption made by alleged ANC whistleblower Phadima Fukula.

The DA in the Eastern Cape said the dismissal of three SAPS members in Nelson Mandela Bay appears to be racially motivated.

According to police a total of 356 years in prison were handed down to 266 perpetrators of sexual offences in the past year.

Gauteng Police arrested nearly 1200 suspects in operations across the province this weekend, including one of the ‘most wanted’ criminals.

KZN Police Commissioner has applauded the swift arrest of suspects who robbed a farmer at gun point in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal.

Police arrested five members of a gang responsible for ATM bombings and murder in Limpopo. A manhunt for the remaining members is underway.

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More than 800 suspects were arrested by Gauteng SAPS and law enforcement agencies in numerous high-density operations over the weekend.

Police killings are an attack on the state according to KZN MEC Kwazi Mshengu therefore no police officer should die with a gun in his hands

Police Commissioner, Khehla Sitole, said on National Police Day that he is concerned by the number of citizens not adhering to COVID-19 regulations.

The team arrested 28 suspects and recovered 40 suspected stolen vehicles.

The DA said SAPS has dragged their feet on their investigation; empowering Julius Malema to continue ‘spouting hatred and violent threats’ which pose a direct challenge to the authority of the state.

Two men found at Pretoria West guest house with fake R100 and R200 banknotes worth millions. One suspect arrested.

Eskom and Hawks say they are working to trace all those who illegally sell and buy cut-price prepaid electricity. Strong action promised.

Convicted man left his cellphone at a pharmacy and staff found the offensive images and videos while trying to find the phone’s owner.

Three of the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, 14 October, during an intelligence-driven operation

Seven people have been arrested for trying to sell the haul to a buyer. ARVs may have been intended for use in illegal drugs.

Visitors were sitting around a braai at a B+B near Addo when the armed gang of five struck. Two guests have been injured.

Latest seizures, including a boat and trailer stolen five years ago, are part of an ongoing crackdown on panel beaters and chop shops.

One man has already confessed to the murder of Glen and Vida Rafferty on their farm near Newcastle. Additional suspects being interviewed.

Situation reported to be tense in Middelburg, near Graaf-Reinet. Protestors have been barricading roads since early in the week.

Hardly a week goes by without police seizing illegal goods on long-distance buses. A further R570 000-worth of drugs was found on Friday.

Official is alleged to be one of a group of five people found by cops slaughtering stolen cattle on a farm near Vryheid.

Two managers at a business in Alberton allegedly found in possession of railway tracks, overhead cables and other stolen infrastructure.

Sergeant plotted with her co-accused to make murder look like a hit-and-run accident while hubby was out jogging.

Images and video of an alleged murder-suicide have been circulating on social media. It is ‘insensitive and reckless’, police say.

Spiritual cleansing and rituals with ancestors are often used by con artists as a way to steal the savings of desperate or gullible people.

Woman was strangled on a smallholding at Sundra in Mpumalanga and her elderly mother assaulted. Employee is one of those arrested.

The woman was gang raped by eight men who had accosted her on her way home in April 2017

The Minister of Police Bheki Cele also said more arrests were expected in the killing of top investigator, Charl Kinnear

Father and son arrested at the ‘family business’ in Benoni during a raid by police, traffic officials, insurance investigators and others.

All are members of the same unit and allegedly failed to return everything confiscated during a search-and-seizure during lockdown.

Man who spent much of his life in SA was arrested in 2018 with a large consignment of heroin intended for the US market.

Woman arrested after officers find nearly 7 000 Mandrax tablets hidden inside a sports bag in bus’s luggage trailer.

The 16-year-old boy, who lived with down syndrome, was shot in his neighbourhood back in August, where he had been out to get a snack at the local tuckshop

Trio nabbed during surveillance operation on the East Rand. One arrested in Johannesburg. All believed linked to several taxi murders.

Boy and girl, aged six and eight, found murdered after walking home together from a hair salon on Friday night.

Attackers told customers to leave. Those that failed to comply were locked inside the blazing building.

Further arrests for murders of Ocean Basket owner Lizette Deacon and her mother Hettie. Four now in custody for Limpopo slayings.

Police team swoops on man believed to be part of heavily armed gang that blew up a cash van in Rustenburg.

Mandrax tablets and tik with a street value of more than R4-million found in a vehicle in Elsies River. Three under arrest.

Illegal trade in the endangered animals on the rise again as lockdown decreases. Several pangolins have already been rescued this year.

Police believe they have the alleged trigger-man in custody, as well as two accomplices. All are due in court on Monday.

Man convicted of raping three women, including a schoolgirl, in 2011. He was also involved in numerous other crimes.

Lieutenant-colonel and warrant officer from North West in court for theft, money laundering and other alleged crimes.

Convicted man was part of a group who attacked and robbed the off-duty officer and set alight to his home.

Laingsburg residents held a peaceful demonstration on Saturday 5 September 2020 and called for the SAPS station commander to step down.

Warrant officer lauded as Northern Cape man gets 20 years for dragging 13-year-old girl from a toilet and sexually assaulting her.

Police believe several armed robbers may be seeking medical treatment after a foiled cash-in-transit robbery in Mpumalanga.

Liquor found hidden in warehouse after fully loaded truck was hijacked on its early morning delivery rounds.

Man is arrested for offering fake jobs at a hospital in Pietermaritzburg to desperate victims and then disappearing with the cash.

Four murders, one suicide and two arrests in rural area that experienced multiple violent deaths in 2018.

Taxi-related hits in town of Utrecht leave two dead and one wounded. Follow-up operation leads to shootout with police and arrests.

Ten tons of gold-bearing material seized and two people arrested at illegal gold-processing facility.

Woman who paid hit man to kill her husband for the insurance payout gets life in prison. Friend tried to make a similar arrangement.

Joint law enforcement operation finds fake items valued at R24.3-million. Brand names on the goods include Nike, Adidas and Uzzi.

A timely new ISS publication explores the dynamics shaping police misconduct 25 years after the South African Police Service (SAPS) was founded.

Constable was shot and killed while dropping off a passenger near Ladysmith in KZN. Her service pistol and alleged murder weapon recovered.

Five people are now in custody and several firearms have been recovered during investigation into business robberies in area.

Large abalone consignment was kept under surveillance as it travelled from Cape Town to Johannesburg.

Police say three men arrested while unloading a truckload of stolen washing powder may not be squeaky clean.

Multiple unlicensed firearms and imitation weapons used by criminals confiscated by Western Cape police in past two days.

Hawks thwart gang of four would-be armed robbers. Three die after high-speed chase and shootout. One arrested.

Businessman found safe and unharmed in rural Free State town. Five alleged kidnappers have been arrested.

Police Minister promises stronger police presence in area after murders of five women. Says high-level investigation has made good progress.

Heavy police presence at taxi rank as multiple shootings on Thursday and Friday cause mayhem, injury and death.