Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Anyone who has fallen victim to remote jamming will know that sinking feeling when you open your boot and there’s nothing there – no laptop, no handbag, no gym shoes. You look around, dumbfounded. My car was locked. How did this happen?  
According to Charnel Hattingh, Fidelity Services Group, Group Head of Marketing and Communications, remote jamming is nothing new but it’s not getting old for criminals either. In fact, it is on the increase. 

Lentswe, Orkney - Motorists are stopped at roadblocks almost daily these days and the traffic department in particular is busy collecting outstanding warrants. According to the provincial police commissioner, roadblocks are also a good way to prevent crime and will become a more common sight on our roads.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Last week an illegal miner was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for being caught with unwrought gold. Masoetsa Ramaena (46) was arrested in October 2021 in a bust by SAPS’ special task force on illicit mining and the Klerksdorp Hawks at a dormant shaft that was occupied by illegal miners. A shootout ensued between the Zama-Zamas and the police leaving six of them dead. Numerous firearms, illegal mining paraphernalia, vehicles and food were seized during the operation. 

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Load-shedding remains suspended after almost 90 days of suspension. Eskom announced on Friday June 14 that load-shedding continues to remain suspended until further notice, due to the continued improvement in the reliability and stability of the generation coal fleet.  The last time South Africa experienced such an extended suspension of load-shedding was the period between July 23, and October 6, 2021.