BRITS POS – HEBRON - Two friends who have been terrorising community members in Hebron appeared before the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 12 February, for strings of cases.
The suspects were arrested on Thursday, 8 February 2024, at Phase 3, Itsoseng after Hebron Detectives and Visible Policing acted on a tip-off. “Subsequent to the arrest, the police searched the room where the suspects were found sleeping and discovered a 9mm pistol, 10 rounds of ammunition, cellphones, plasma television and assorted liquor,” says SAPS North West spokesperson, Lt Col Amanda Funani.
Operation Shanela continues with successes
BRITS POS – BRITS - In continuous efforts to keep the province safe and secure, high density “Operation Shanela” conducted in the Province between Monday, 29 January and Sunday, 4 February, ensured that 814 suspects were nabbed for numerous crimes.
The arrested suspects included 47 for drug related offences, 20 for illegal dealing in liquor, 30 for driving under the influence of liquor, two for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Furthermore, 165 arrests were made for serious and violent crimes that included murder, for assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm (GBH) and 62 assault common and rape. Of the 814 suspects, 271 suspects were arrested during detective suspect raiding operations.
DA-leierskap in Noordwes bedank kiesers
BRITS POS – BRITS – Verlede naweek was die finale registrasie-naweek vir kiesers om te registreer en hulle te bemagtig om in komende nasionale verkiesing hulle kruisie te kan trek. Leon Basson, die DA Noordwes provinsiale leier was ook in Brits en Hartbeespoort, Sondag, 4 Februarie. “Dankie aan elke kieser wat in groot getalle opgedaag het om te registreer of te bevestig of hulle reg geregistreer is,” sê Basson en vervolg, “die registrasiedata beklemtoon die DA se sukses met die registrasienaweek om die meerderheid kiesers te registreer.
“Die wildstropery in die Magaliesberg Biosfeer word nou endemies”
BRITS POS – HARTBEESPOORT – Die oggend van Dinsdag, 30 Januarie 2024 is nog ‘n sebramerrie dood gevind op dieselfde eiendom waaroor Brits Pos in die uitgawe van 26 Januarie berig het.
“Hierdie merrie was vermoedelik Maandagnag in altesaam drie strikke gevang.”
Die plaaseienaars het alreeds met die SAPD se veediefstaleenheid in Jericho, buite Brits, in verbinding getree vir raad om ‘n onhoudbare situasie te bowe te kom.
Africa per person electricity demand stagnant for three decades
BRITS POS – BRITS - A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report on electricity highlights that per person electricity demand across Africa has been stagnant for three decades, making the continent a worrying outlier in electricity demand trends.
As of 2023, 600-million people, or more than 40% of the African population, lacked access to electricity, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors of the ‘Electricity 2024’ report note that, while electricity use per capita has risen rapidly over the past 30 years in India and Southeast Asia, it has flatlined in Africa, with negative implications for economic development and growth.