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Man arrested in Western Cape as police seize R500K worth of mandrax
A suspected 39-year-old man drug dealer is expected to appear in Beaufort West Magistrate’s court on Wednesday, September 25, following…
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Weather Service issues warning for high fire danger in 2 provinces
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for extremely high fire danger conditions over the Laingsburg and…
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Man jailed for stabbing girlfriend to death in front of her son
A man from Beaufort West in the Western Cape has been sentenced for the murder of his girlfriend in the…
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Plettenberg Bay cop arrested for corruption, theft & forgery
A 33-year-old police constable is expected to appear in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape on Tuesday…
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Police destroys R90 million worth of tik, cocaine & mandrax confiscated in the Western and Eastern Cape
Almost R90 million worth of drugs confiscated by the South African Police Service (SAPS) during operations have been destroyed. National…
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Accidents
Speeding claims 3 lives in an accident between Beaufort West & Aberdeen
Three people have lost their lives while two sustained severe injuries after a single vehicle lost control and overturned on…
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3 people dead and 2 others injured in vehicle collision near Aberdeen
Three people have died while two others have been injured in a car accident on the R61 road near Aberdeen.…
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Pastor, ex-Absa branch manager & Pakistani national found guilty of R1 million credit card fraud
Three people, one of them being a pastor, have been found guilty of credit card fraud in which Absa Bank…
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SAWS: Bad weather conditions to persist in parts of Western Cape throughout weekend
The South African Weather Service said bad weather conditions in parts of the Western Cape will continue throughout the weekend.…
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R3 million drug bust on N1 near Beaufort West
Police have arrested a 57-year-old man from Harrismith who was driving a Opel Corsa bakkie found with 60,000 mandrax tablets…
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Dad who beat and r@ped his 2-year-old son sentenced
Police in the Western Cape have welcomed the sentences imposed on a father who viciously assaulted his two-year-old son resulting…
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Beaufort West’s murderer R Kelly gets 34 years in jail
A man from Beaufort West commonly known as ‘R Kelly’ has been sentenced to 34 years imprisonment following a marathon…
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Accidents
Five dead, one hospitalised in Western Cape collision
The Western Cape government is saddened after five people died in a crash on the N1 between Beaufort West and…
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Man found with R1.5 million worth of mandrax, offers cops R400 000 to escort him past roadblock
A man transporting 30 bags of mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R1.5 million was arrested in Beaufort…
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Gayton McKenzie tells officials to stop wasting money on travelling & fix community pools
Central Karoo District mayor Gayton McKenzie is not one to mince his words. This week, the Patriotic Alliance leader slammed…
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GBV cases being thrown out of court due to missing dockets a concern for Western Cape Dept
The Western Cape Community Safety Department has expressed concern over the number of gender-based violence-related cases being thrown out of…
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Extremely high fire danger conditions expected in parts of WC on Thursday
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for extremely high fire danger conditions over the Beaufort West…
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Molo Songololo: Child vulnerability to s.e.xual exploitation is on the increase
Following its engagements with various stakeholders in Atlantis, Delft, and Beaufort West, child rights organization Molo Songololo said child vulnerability…
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48 arrested in Operation Vuthu Hawe in the Southern Cape
Southern Cape police yielded positive results after they managed to arrest 48 suspects for drug-related offences during operation Vuthu Hawe.…
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Probe on-going after police confiscate drugs worth R4.1m near Leeu Gamka
Police have delivered a hammer blow against illegal drugs in the scenic Overberg town of Grabouw, arresting two suspects in…
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