Seven members of the Cape Town-based anti-crime group, People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD), were among scores of people detained by Egyptian authorities in Cairo this week. They are in the country to participate in the Global March to Gaza. ALSO READ: CNN – Thousands head to Egypt in bid to break Israel’s Gaza blockade The march is an international demonstration to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Palestine. The
Three alleged drug traffickers have been arrested in a week at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. In a major breakthrough for South African law enforcement, the three alleged drug traffickers were nabbed in separate incidents within a single week at the airport. Three Drug Traffickers Arrested in One Week at OR Tambo International Airport According to SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amanda van Wyk, the arrests are the result of ongoing intelligence-driven operations
The assassination of another alleged underworld figure, and the 5th accused in the ‘Steroid King’ Brian Wainstein murder trial to be killed, has sent shockwaves through Cape Town’s gangland. Andre Naudé, a close associate of Mark Lifman, was gunned down on Voortrekker Road in Parow on Thursday afternoon. His killing comes 7 months after Lifman was murdered in George. Lifman and Naude were both accused in the murder trial of slain
A 35-year-old teacher in Mitchells Plain, accused of sending explicit content to a Grade 7 learner, has been arrested. The woman was taken into custody on Thursday. This is after a sexual harassment case was opened against her at the Lentegeur Police Station. She was provisionally charged in terms of the Sexual Offences Act for exposing a child to pornography. The case is under investigation by the Mitchells Plain Family Violence, Child
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) hereby confirms the recall of 142 (One hundred and forty-two) Volkswagen Polo vehicles and 8 (eight) Volkswagen Taigo vehicles, as notified by Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA). The recall is due to a faulty part in the gas generators of the front passenger airbag module. In the event of an accident with deployment of the front airbag, there may be a reduced protective effect by the front passenger
