SAPS warns of scam using Police details
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The South African Police Service (SAPS) has issued a warning to the public regarding a scam circulating across multiple provinces. Fraudsters are using fake letters bearing the SAPS logo to deceive individuals into providing personal information for illicit activities. According to SAPS, these fraudulent letters are primarily sent via WhatsApp and often include the names and contact details of senior police officers, as well as addresses of SAPS offices, in an attempt
South Africa is expected to see an end to the current wave of load shedding by the end of the week, according to Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Ramokgopa, alongside Eskom executives, provided an update on the nation’s electricity generation challenges on Sunday. The briefing followed Eskom’s announcement that Stage 6 load shedding had been implemented from 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. Despite the severity of the situation, the minister
Marine rescue authorities are searching for a missing skipper, who disappeared while attempting to swim to safety when his boat capsized near Cape Point. The small fishing ski boat, which carried two men, capsized on Saturday. The skipper had attempted to swim to safety, by using a fuel tank as a flotation device, as he was not wearing in a life jacket. Credit: Dream On – Pink Rescue Buoy at Cape
The Western Cape (WC) continues to record the highest number of gang-related murders in the country, with 263 cases recorded between October and December alone. This was revealed by Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu during the release of the 3rd quarterly crime statistics on Friday morning. According to Mchunu, a large number of these murders (collectively amounting to a figure of 135) occurred in Bishop Lavis, Mitchells Plain, Kleinvlei, Delft and Elsies River.
Two alleged drug mules were caught red-handed with cocaine valued at about R7.5 million at the OR Tambo International Airport, in Johannesburg, on Friday. The suspected drug traffickers – a man and a woman – were traveling from Brazil on separate flights when they were caught by authorities. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk confirmed the incident, adding that both suspects are South African nationals. “Upon inspection, the female suspect was
