Courier fingered after Covid-19 test kits found dumped in Eastern Cape
SowetanLive 29 June 2020
Investigations are under way into how hundreds of
Covid-19 test kits — all marked as urgent — …Read More
Crime shocker: Bank robberies almost doubled – and criminals now plan hits for specific days
Business Insider SA 23 June 2020
Last year, bank robberies increased by 86% to 195 –
and branches were often targeted soon …Read More
Illegal cigarettes are ‘more profitable than heroin’. Here’s how they’re getting into SA.
Business Insider SA 18 June 2020
Smugglers have an extensive network already set
up for moving illicit tobacco products around the country, experts …Read More
‘Barbarians’ loot school, steal more than R1 million worth of PPE’s
SowetanLIVE 17 June 2020
On Monday, pupils and teachers found the school’s
windows and doors broken. In some classrooms, the roof …Read More
High-ranking police officials implicated in gun licence racket
IOL 16 June 2020
Durban – Sixteen people, including senior-ranking
police officers and alleged underworld kingpins have been arrested on charges
of fraud …Read More
Ramaphosa calls 11 lockdown deaths and 230,000 arrests an act of ‘over-enthusiasm’ – really!
Daily Maverick 1 June 2020
Analysis
There is a breathtaking level of police violence in
South Africa, and only Kenya and Nigeria have seen …Read More
230,000 cases opened against people for breaking South Africa’s lockdown rules
BusinessTech 22 May 2020
Minister of Police Bheki Cele says that almost 230,000
cases have been opened against people for contravening the …Read More
Police seize counterfeit goods worth R12m in Joburg CBD
TimesLIVE 18 May 2020
Counterfeit goods worth R12-million were seized during
a multi-disciplinary operation in the Johannesburg CBD over the weekend.
Police …Read More
Booming illegal cigarette trade puts all at risk of COVID-19
The Citizen 14 May 2020
If you turn 11 million smokers into criminals then
they are going to be more covert and …Read More
R140 for packet of cigarettes in Soweto | Impact of Covid-19 lockdown ban
GroundUp 15 May 2020
“I think the government is violating the rights of
smokers by banning cigarettes. It is my money …Read More