Operation Vala Umgodi team arrests six suspects for conspiracy to commit crime of illicit mining and aiding illegal underground miners
03 April 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A joint team of South African Police Service and South African National Defense Force members deployed for Operation Vala Umgodi in the Free State are currently busy processing a scene where packaged foodstuffs intended to be delivered and dropped for underground illegal miners were found.
The team received information about suspicious activities taking place at Thusana Trust, a farm near R708 outside Theunissen. A way-lay operation and aerial drone observation were planned, and today at first light the team pounced and arrested six suspects; males aged 29, 61 and 64, as well as females aged 18, 25 and 51 who were busy with food packaging.
As members started unwrapping the packages; 2 500 cans of energy drinks, 2 600 tins of corned meat, 2 600 instant porridge [1kg], 2 000 packs of powdered milk [1kg] were counted. The team searched the premises and discovered that the house was under surveillance with highly sophisticated camera which can be monitored from another location.
A case docket of conspiracy to commit crime of illicit mining and aiding illegal underground miners was opened at Theunissen Police Station. The suspects will appear before court soon.
Truck and Freight
06 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Cnr 13th Ave and Suzanne Crescent, Northcliff.
SCP Private Fire Search and Rescue Crew removing a fallen tree blocking the road.
Please avoid the area as the road is currently closed.
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06 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
The South African Police Service (SAPS), North West Vala Umgodi Team is continuing to achieve breakthroughs in addressing illegal mining and related crimes.
On Thursday, 04 April 2025, a 46-year-old accused was granted R500 00-00 bail following his appearance before the Klerksdorp Magistrate's
06 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Cnr Milner Ave & East Str; East Town
At approximately 06:58, our Control Room received a report of an accident in East Town. SCP Security Reaction Officer was immediately dispatched to the scene.
Upon arrival, the officer reported that a vehicle had been involved in a collision after the driver
06 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
On Saturday, 05 April 2025 at approximately 14:20, Loxton SAPS received a notification via the Northern Cape E2 group of a stolen Mercedes Benz Vitto that was presumed stolen in Franschoek in the Western Cape.
The Station Commander of Loxton SAPS, who was off-duty when the report came through, placed
06 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Efforts by members attached to Khayelitsha SAPS Crime Prevention Unit in the fight against the illegal distribution of drugs in our communities and to put the offenders of the law behind bars, yielded positive results when they arrested a 46-year-old woman and confiscated a large amount of mandrax.
On
06 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
The determination by Western Cape police members to decrease crime in our communities and to put perpetrators of the law behind bars yielded positive results when they arrested several suspects and taking illegal firearm and ammunition off the streets.
On Friday, 04 April 2025, members of Kleinvlei
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
This evening along the P55 in Bomela, a taxi and a car have been involved in a serious head-on collision.
KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service responded to the scene where paramedics rendered immediate medical attention to stabilize 9 patients who had sustained injuries ranging from minor to serious.
The
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
In a significant operation early Saturday morning, 5 April 2025, members of the Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) made an arrest while conducting patrols and executing stop-and-search duties in Eldorado Park. At approximately 01H30, AGU members stopped a suspicious red Pallivion vehicle on Milnerton Street at the
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Durban Metro Police Service CCTT Team led by Captain Mdlalose conducted warrant checks on Warwick Avenue today.
This operation is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure law enforcement visibility and bring those with outstanding warrants to justice.
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Detectives from the Serious and Violent Crimes Unit have launched an investigation following the fatal shooting of four men in Gugulethu on Friday evening.
Police were called to the scene in NY 3A at approximately 20:00, where the bodies of the victims, believed to be in their twenties, were found
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Earlier this morning, just after 9am, Mi7 National Group's Emergency Medical Services was dispatched after reports of a Motor Vehicle Accident on the N3 at Ashburton.
Medics found that 23 people, including children, were left injured after a crash involving a minibus taxi. Teams from several
05 Apr 2025 | Department of Transport
Kwa-Hoyi Village, Mpumalanga: ATNS recently highlighted its steadfast commitment to education and community upliftment by supporting Ntiyi Secondary School in Ka-Hoyi village, Kwalugedlane, Mpumalanga, through its highly successful Corporate Social Investment Programme. From March 31 to April 4, ATNS
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
The Police in Limpopo have arrested a 37-year-old foreign national for possession of illegal explosives at the Beitbridge Port of Entry in Musina, Vhembe District, on Thursday night, 03 April 2025.
The arrest occurred when police officers, conducting routine inspections at the South Gate, stopped
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Earlier this morning, Rapid Emergency Medical Services (REMS) received a call regarding a single motor vehicle accident on the R102 outside Humansdorp.
REMS Paramedics arrived on the scene and found a vehicle that had left the road and gone down an embankment; the driver was the sole occupant at the
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Last night MedEvac responded to an emergency call from NSRI Port Edward
It is believed that a vehicle travelling to Port Edward from the Eastern Cape came under fire. They managed to get to Port Edward Police Station where NSRI members were called to assist. The occupants who had sustained gunshot
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A 2.4-meter Black Mamba was captured in a prefabricated building in Oakford - KZN today (Friday).
Area Managers Nkosinathi Ndaba & Kevin Valoo from Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) responded to a call for assistance after construction workers spotted the reptile. On arrival, the RUSA Officers
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A 43-year-old man was pronounced deceased from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head on Lenham Drive in Lenham - KZN a short while ago (Saturday).
A passerby raised the alarm after he discovered the unresponsive male slumped in the driver’s seat of a champagne Nissan Almera parked
05 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Four (4) people sustained minor injuries after the bakkie they were travelling in overturned on the P100 in Ndwedwe - KZN today (Friday).
A white Mahindra Bolero was travelling in the direction of Canelands - KZN when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Five (5) females were being transported