A fresh search operation for Madeleine McCann has begun in southern Portugal, 18 years after the British toddler vanished while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz, Algarve. Authorities from Portugal and Germany have resumed investigations across a 21-square-kilometre site near the municipality of Lagos. The operation, which is expected to continue until Friday, is focusing on disused buildings, rural terrain, and wells – areas between where Madeleine went
The Western Cape Mobility Department says over 72,000 drivers in the Province who have applied for a new driver’s license card are still waiting on theirs, even after the faulty machine was repaired early last month. The Head of Communication at the Department, Muneera Allie says in the period between 8 May and 2 June, over 35,000 cards were produced for drivers locally. READ MORE: Transport confirms resumption of driving license card printing
A woman has been arrested with several rounds of ammunition in her possession. Cape Town Police say officers were deployed to an identified premises in Bella Court in Ottery on Tuesday, 04 June 20,25, and made the discovery during a police operation. A woman has been arrested with several rounds of ammunition in her possession Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi says that during the search, several rounds of ammunition were found. He
The Western Cape Police has labelled City of Cape Town figures, which suggest a low 5% conviction rate for the possession of illegal firearms, as inaccurate and misleading. These figures have been linked to the 1,670 firearms confiscated by the City’s law enforcement from January 2021 to January 2025. In a statement dated 22 May 2025, the City said its policing operations are removing over 400 illegal guns from the streets every
British national killed in Tulbagh
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Western Cape police have called on people who may have witnessed the murder of an elderly British national in Tulbagh this week to come forward. The victim has been identified as 73-year-old Karl Lauks, who has been living in the Winelands town for many years. Lauks’ body was found in a car in Piet Retief Street on Monday afternoon. According to Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, police responded to a complaint at
