BRITS POS – PRETORIA - The Pretoria Regional Court postponed the corruption case against Kishene Chetty and 23 co-accused, who include 13 former police officers, six SAPS administrative clerks as well as various business persons to 30 September 2024, for the legal aid attorneys to study the disclosures that were provided by the state in preparation for pretrial conferencing.
The applications for legal aid were confirmed for five of the accused whose legal aid applications with Legal Aid South Africa were pending.
VALA UMGODI - MOOINOOI Suspects arrested
BRITS POS – MOOINOOI - The integrated “Vala Umgodi” operation aims to counter illegal mining activities and this led to the arrest of 13 suspects between Thursday, 19 and Friday, 20 September, in Mooinooi.
All 13 suspects were nabbed for contravention of Section 49 (1)(a) of the Immigration Act, (Act No. 13 of 2002) and appeared before the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Beware of these scams
BRITS POS – HARTBEESPOORT - South African Police Service (SAPS) management in the North West is perturbed by escalating fraud cases in places like Rustenburg, Hartbeespoortdam, Lichtenburg and Klerksdorp, but this doesn’t mean that only these areas are affected, it happens all over.
“Despite regular warnings and tips by the police and financial institutions, it is apparent that fraudsters continue to defraud unsuspecting members of the community,” says Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, “it is imperative that caution is exercised when one conducts transactions with companies or individuals.
Hemel op aarde vir James
BRITS POS – MAMOGALESKRAAL - Hoenderhaan James het groot moeilikheid veroorsaak by ‘n kompleks in Hartbeespoort, tot die 7-jarige Liam, seun van Tobias en Nadia de Villiers tot sy redding gekom het.
Inwoners het hom verjaag, want hy het, soos ‘n hoenderhaan nou maar maak, al die blomme in die tuine uitgeskrop en van 03:00 in die oggende begin kraai, wanneer dorpsmense nog wil slaap.
OPERATION SHANELA More than 1 300 suspects arrested
BRITS POS – BRITS - In its pursuit for safer communities through execution of various actions, SAPS High-Density Operations took place between Monday, 9 and Sunday, 15 September.
In total 1 328 suspects were arrested in North West for different offences.
“Assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm (GBH) and common totals 205 arrests,” says Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone.