Category: General

POTCHEFSTROOM – The police in Taung request the community’s assistance in locating Matshenolo Victoria Sebolai (71), who is residing at Morokweng Village, Taung.

According to information received she was last seen by her family on Thursday, 8 December 2022, when she left home, but never returned. A search was conducted around the village and surrounding areas after her disappearance and all leads were followed up without success. She is mentally ill and was wearing a green dress, with no shoes and no hat.

Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts can contact the Investigating Officer, Capt Solomon Phemelo on 082 ‪469 0329, your local police station or Crime Stop on ‪‪08600 10111. Anonymous tip-offs can also be communicated via the MySAPS App on your smart phone.‬‬‬

Source: South African Police Service

GQEBERHA – SAPS Stock Theft unit from Cradock arrested three suspects during the early hours of yesterday morning, 14 December 2022, in possession of two Angora goats.
It is alleged that on the mentioned date at about 01:30, members received and acted on information of a Quantum vehicle allegedly involved in stock theft in the Kommadagga area, Cookhouse. The vehicle was stopped on the N10 between Cookhouse and Paterson where two Angora goats were found inside. The men could not account for the possession and were arrested.
The suspects aged 30, 35 and 47 were arrested on a charge of stock theft and are expected to appear in the Somerset East court soon.

Source: South African Police Service

WESTERN CAPE – Efforts to curb corruption within the transport industry led to a crime intelligence driven operation conducted by the Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit, Crime Intelligence and the Department of Transport where six suspects aged between 32 and 65 were arrested yesterday. The arrests were preceded by an investigation into irregular activities at three vehicle road worthy testing stations.
After alarm was raised by members of the public an investigation was initiated at the testing stations. The investigating team gathered information and successfully conducted an undercover operation simultaneously in Goodwood, Philippi and Lansdowne where the six suspects including a foreign national were arrested on charges of fraud and corruption. The suspects are expected to appear before the Goodwood and Wynberg Magistrate’s courts respectively on Monday.
In an unrelated investigation, members of the Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit arrested a 52 year old British national yesterday in Llandudno on charges of fraud. Documentation and computer equipment were also seized as evidence in the case pertaining the fraudulent letting of property in the Cape Town area. He too is expected to make his court appearance in Wynberg on Monday.

Source: South African Police Service

Send money home through the Post Office
Many families in neighbouring countries are supported by breadwinners who work in South Africa, and who send money home to support them.
The huge increase in transport cost means that many breadwinners will not be able to return home to their families this Christmas. The Post Office offers a solution for them to at least send some extra funds home at a particularly cost-effective rate. The service is available to and from Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique and eSwatini.
All Post Offices in South Africa offer the service, and the money can be collected at any post office in the destination country. The transferred funds become available on the same day.
The service is offered through the Universal Post Union and managed by the International Financial System, a system that automates the processing and management of international money orders. The system complies with exchange regulations.
Commission on money sent to Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique and eSwatini is as follows:
• Up to R500.00: R50.00
• R500.01 – R999.99: R75.00
• R1000.00 – R1999.99: R92.00
• R2000.00 – R5000.00: R115.00

The recipient is not charged when the sender uses the SA Post office to send money.
Before sending money to another country, the sender has to show an identity document or passport, as well as proof of residence.
For enquiries on the money transfer service and any other postal service, please contact the SA Post Office on:

Source: Government of South Africa

QONCE – The Cambridge task team led by Warrant Officer Victor Yekani arrested four suspects aged between 23 and 40 years of age yesterday and recovered 8 plasma TV sets with a value of R60 000-00. This is after a warehouse was robbed by four armed men in Vincent, East London on Saturday, 10 December 2022.
The team followed up information and spotted a VW polo in the East London CBD yesterday and questioned the driver who led them to Mdantsane where these items were recovered of which some had already been sold and more suspects arrested. The polo which was a rental car was confiscated as well the Toyota Avanza which was used during the robbery.
All detained suspects will appear before the East London magistrates court tomorrow facing a charge of business robbery.

Source: South African Police Service

FREE STATE – Two cases of stock theft were registered at Hennenman SAPS after 69 sheep were stolen from two separate farms (32 and 37 sheep, respectively).
Kroonstad and Welkom K9 Units, Hennenman SAPS, and members from the Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit followed every lead to apprehend suspects and recover stolen sheep.
Information was received about sheep being butchered behind a tavern on Bailey Street in Reitzpark, Welkom. The team responded and upon searching the premises they found two bakkies with 15 sheep carcasses and 4 sheep that were still alive.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the owner of the sheep is a farmer from Hennenman. He was called to the crime scene and he managed to identify the sheep as his and they were handed over to him.
A tavern owner and six accomplices aged between 37 and 53 were arrested for possession of suspected stolen live stock.
Odendaalsrus Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit are continuing with further investigations.
The District Commissioner of Lejweleputswa, Maj Gen Lerato Molale praised the residents of Reitzpark for trusting the SAPS with this sensitive information which led to the arrests and seizure. More boots on the ground were also applauded for quick response to follow up on this information.

Source: South African Police Service