Day: May 8, 2022
Integrated operation leads to arrest of suspects in possession of ammunition and drugs
Members of an integrated crime prevention operation followed up on information relating to drugs at a residence in Khayelitsha on Saturday (2022-05-07) at about 10:00.Upon arrival at the address in Khumisile Crescent in Site C, the members searched the…
Police bust suspects in possession of firearms and ammunition
WESTERN CAPE – Members of the Provincial Extortion team followed up information on Friday (2022-05-06) at about 22:49 that wanted suspects were hiding in Khayamandi in Stellenbosch. Upon arrival at the identified address, the members entered the premis…
Sydenham suspected serial rapist nabbed by FCS Unit
On 5 May 2022, detectives from the Inanda Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit arrested a 30-year-old man for three counts of rape.During January to May 2022, the suspect targeted females who were walking alone late in the afterno…
Over 5,000 terror-related attacks killed 16K people in three years – ECOWAS
ACCRA— About 5,306 terror-related attacks took place in West Africa in three years, claiming over 16,726 lives, thousands of injuries and millions displaced and living under austere circumstances.Dominic Nitiwul, Ghana’s Minister of Defence, also said …
Man grabs gun from cop, kills two patients in South Africa hospital
CAPE TOWN— A man on Saturday wrested a gun from a policeman, went on a rampage and shot dead two patients inside a South African hospital, police said.He also seriously wounded the police officer from whom he seized the firearm in Cape Town.The “patien…
Hit by Russia-Ukraine conflict, Africa faces ‘unprecedented’ crisis: UN
GENEVA— Africa faces an “unprecedented” crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly with soaring food and fuel prices, United Nations officials said.The conflict and Western sanctions on Moscow are disrupting supplies of wheat, ferti…