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Category: <span>Crime</span>

Murder was the case

A security guard was found dead in a Bakkie outside BMF panel beaters this week. According to police, the guard is from Limpopo,  Ga-Modjadji village. Preliminary investigation linked three local suspects, two of whom appeared in court on Wednesday morning . The suspects were charged with murder, defeating the ends of justice and kidnapping  among […]

IPHC is still fighting over leadership to this day

There was a hostage situation early on Saturday morning. Police had to call army backup. It’s a power fight within the church. Forty people have been arrested in connection with the attack, including members of the South African Police Service, National Defense Force, Johannesburg Metro Police Department and the Department of Correctional Services. Leadership of […]

Common robbery at Piccadilly centre

A case was opened for common robbery in centre town at the Piccadilly centre where a foreign national was held up and robbed of an undisclosed amount of money and a Cell phone. The victim was on his way to the bank when he was blocked by robbers on Tuesday afternoon at 12:00. Members of […]

21 DAYS LOCK DOWN ignored in our community

The 21 days lock down pronounced by President Cyril Ramaphosa which is set to curb the transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic has been received with too much ignorance by some residents mainly in the township. This comes after most parts of Mhluzi, including sections such as extension 24 and Avalon didn’t have any intentions to […]

Two women killed in separate accidents

According to the report, police received information about a woman who was lying motionless by a drain next to the Road near Sokapho Secondary School in Kwaggafontein. Upon arrival, police found the woman half-naked and she was certified dead by paramedics at the scene. Police opened a murder case and immediately launched a manhunt. A […]

Military Ombudsman ready to take up public complaints against Skop and Donor soldiers

The office of the Military Ombud has advised citizens to approach the office should they feel upset by the conduct of the soldiers involved in the policing of the current lockdown and general conduct of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) members beyond the period. The office was established as a watchdog to oversee […]

Lawbreakers during lockdown nabbed

More than 70 people mostly taxi operators were arrested for breaking lockdown regulations in our town. The police have arrested the culprits since the announcement of the lockdown.  Among those people who we have been arrested during the random roadblocks between SAPS and SANDF are those people who do not want to stay in their […]