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The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe strongly condemns ongoing incidents of gender-based violence following an incident that took place today Sunday, 22 January 2023 in Seshego outside Polokwane where a 45 year old man allegedly assaulted and killed his girlfriend and thereafter hanged himself. Police were summoned to the scene

An officer from the Muizenberg police station in Cape Town was stabbed to death in Khayelitsha on Saturday evening.

While the temperature in Durban soared on Monday, a newborn baby was found abandoned near the Phoenix police station, north of the city.

SAPS detectives are investigating three murder cases after three men were found dead on the roadside of R408 between Dutywa and Willowvale near Swekileni Locality, on Monday 2020-01-23 at about 06:30, in Dutywa. According to the reports, SAPS members were alerted to the incident by members of the community who saw the deceased. On arrival

The ANC deputy president is upping his security detail after a risk assessment.

Seven firearms, including four replica firearms lying under a tree in Mission Road, were confiscated and removed from Nelson Mandela Bay's streets at the weekend. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said SAPS Mount Road members were patrolling 2nd Avenue, Newton Park on Friday evening, and as they approached Burt Drive, they noticed two males running away.

North West traditional healer Thapelo Ramoruki, who burnt his girlfriend alive and stabbed her in the abdomen several times while she was burning, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment after he was found to have stolen more than R730 000 from a KwaZulu-Natal pensioner. He posed as a traditional healer and promised to multiply the money.

Partnership between SAPS and Security companies in Standerton yields positive results as the Volvo Station Wagon that was reported stolen in Elsburg, Gauteng, in August last year (2022) was recovered on Wednesday 18 January 2023. According to information received, APN security's Sniper camera identified the vehicle that was sought on the R23 Standerton/ Johannesburg road

Concerted efforts by police in the Western Cape to eradicate substance abuse which remains a contributing factor to serious and violent crimes as well as gender-based violence and femicide, led to the arrest of seven suspects and the confiscation of drugs with an estimated street value of R100 000. These successes form part of our