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Fluctuating rape statistics in Gauteng: Over 2,300 cases reported in 3 months
Fluctuating rape statistics in Gauteng: Over 2,300 cases reported in 3 months! The number of rape cases in Gauteng fluctuated…
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Gauteng police send stern warning to residents ahead of New Year’s celebrations
Gauteng police send stern warning to residents ahead of New Year’s celebrations! As New Year’s Eve approaches, Gauteng police are…
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Police uncover drugs worth R4.5 million in Joburg, launch manhunt for suspects
Police uncover drugs worth R4.5 million in Joburg, launch manhunt for suspects! The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng…
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Festive season: Gauteng police send strong message to lawbreakers
Gauteng police have announced that their swift response to a suspected planned business robbery in Alberton, which resulted in a…
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Gauteng top cop sends warning to criminals
Gauteng’s police commissioner has emphasized that the men and women in blue were ready to tackle criminality. Tommy Mthombeni made…
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Police Commissioner Mthombeni says 6 suspected CIT robbers killed in Germiston were in stolen vehicle
Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni has revealed that 6 cash-in-transit robbers killed by police had been driving a stolen vehicle.…
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6 suspected CIT robbers killed in Germiston shootout with police
Gauteng police have shot and killed six suspected cash-in-transit robbers in Germiston. On Saturday morning, police responded to a report…
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Operation Shanela: Illegal foreign nationals nabbed
Police conducted a late-night Operation Shanela swoop in Akasia and Soshanguve. It’s aimed at assisting local police stations reduce crime…
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More than 700 arrested as Operation Shanela sweeps Joburg streets
Over 700 suspects have been arrested during the latest Operation Shanela blitz. Gauteng police commissioner Tommy Mthombeni led a high-density…
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Over 700 arrested in Joburg police raids
Over 700 suspects have been arrested in police raids around Johannesburg. Gauteng police commissioner Tommy Mthombeni led a high-density operation…
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Police confident they will solve Fluerhof murder case
Police are on the hunt for a man who shot and killed a woman in Fleurhof, Roodepoort. She was boarding…
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Woman shot dead in Bedfordview discovered in a parked car by police
Bedfordview police on the East Rand are investigating a case of murder after a woman was shot dead on Friday…
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Gauteng top cop says strides being made in curbing gang violence
Gauteng police said that although the province still faced the challenge of gang violence, strides were being made in curbing…
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Commissioner Mthombeni: 51 Gauteng cops arrested in 100 days
It’s a little over a hundred days since Gauteng Provincial Police Commissioner, Tommy Mthombeni, took office. He says despite a…
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Gauteng police establish a specialized team to tackle crime in Tshwane
In an effort to reduce crime in Tshwane, Gauteng police have established a specialized team to tackle rampant crime in…
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Police: 20 people arrested in Gauteng for election-related violations
Twenty people have been arrested in Gauteng for election-related violations. Millions of South Africans took to the polls on Wednesday…
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City of Joburg in illegal eviction dispute
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute (Seri) has written to City of Joburg manager Floyd Brink and Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-General Tommy…
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Gauteng police say more arrests imminent in murder of Ditebogo Junior Phalane
Gauteng police say more arrests are imminent in the murder case of a five-year-old child in Soshanguve. This follows the…
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11 suspects arrested, police hope to see fewer road spiking incidents
Police believe the arrest of 11 suspects in a bust over the weekend in Tshwane will help close many cases…
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Operation Shanela descends on Sophiatown
Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni is out on Saturday, with other senior police officials. They are taking Operation Shanela to…
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6 arrested following foiled robbery in Sandton
Gauteng police have foiled a robbery and arrested six suspects with high-calibre weapons who were allegedly en route to commit…
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Operation Shanela nabs 821 suspects in Carletonville
Gauteng police have netted 821 wanted suspects in Carletonville on Gauteng’s West Rand. It was part of Operation Shanela that…
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Newly-appointed provincial police commissioner says Gauteng crime stats could be worse
Newly-appointed Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni said the province’s crime stats for the third quarter of this year “could have…
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A child is murdered every other day in Gauteng, says police commissioner
A child is murdered every other day in Gauteng and provincial Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni said that it is a…
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Nearly 1 800 murdered in fourth quarter of 2023 in Gauteng
The murder rate in Gauteng has risen by three percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the previous…
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Gauteng police recover over 50 unlicenced guns over weekend
Gauteng police have recovered more than 50 unlicensed firearms and more than 180 live rounds of ammunition this past weekend.…
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Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni appointed as the new Gauteng Provincial Commissioner
Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni has been appointed as the new Gauteng Police Provincial Commissioner, South Africa’s top cop Police Commissioner…
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Police take Operation Shanela to Mamelodi
Gauteng Acting Provincial Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni is leading Operation Shanela in Mamelodi as officers crackdown on crime on Saturday…
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Gauteng police arrest hundreds of illegal miners around Boksburg
Police have arrested hundreds of illegal miners in operations around Boksburg. However, there are concerns that many will find their…
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Festive season: Gauteng police note an uptick in contact crimes
As many businesses and schools close for the festive season and people are at home for extended periods, police in…
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Load-shedding giving criminals cover
Deputy Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni says criminals are taking advantage of power cuts. He was speaking during Operation Shanela…
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Rolex Gang giving Gauteng SAPS a headache
Gauteng Police are on a manhunt for the notorious Rolex Gang. This is despite having made several arrests linked to…
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Police confident in Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla Lux case
Gauteng deputy police commissioner Tommy Mthombeni says police did comprehensive work leading to the arrest of Operation Dudula leader, Nhlanhla…
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Dozens of unlicensed Gauteng liquor outlets raided and hundreds arrested
More than 40 unlicensed liquor outlets in various parts of Gauteng were busted by police over the past week alone.…
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Cops praised for pouncing on murder suspects in Atteridgeville
Community leaders in Atteridgeville have praised the police for efforts to restore law and order in their area following the…
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Cops kill 4 in gun battle with group of suspects
Four suspects succumbed to gunshot wounds and 23 others were injured as police battled 27 heavily armed men in Midrand…
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Cops arrest 103 people in Johannesburg
Gauteng police have arrested 103 suspects, 18 for gender-based violence. This was during Operation O Kae Molao on Saturday night…
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Gauteng top police officer meets with CIT industry following spike in heists
Gauteng police commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela says that there has been a worrying spike in cash-in-transit (CIT) heists over…
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