BRITS POS – STILFONTEIN - Rescue operations at shaft 11 in Stilfontein commenced on Monday, 13 January with the retrieval of 35 illegal miners.
“This follows the clearing of the site over the weekend and the arrival of the 45 tonne Mobile Rescue Winder crane that can reach a depth of 3000 meters underground,” says Makhosonke Buthelezi, DMRE spokesperson.
On Monday, regrettably of the 35 illegal miners, nine corpses were recovered in Monday’s operation and pathology services have removed them from the scene.
OPERATION SHANELA - More than 1 000 suspects arrested in one week
BRITS POS – BRITS - Police in the province working together with other law enforcement agencies and role players worked tirelessly over the holiday season to arrest 1 194 suspects for different offences during Operation Shanela actions, executed between Monday, 6 and Sunday, 12 January 2025.
“The suspects were arrested for illicit mining, murder, rape, attempted murder, assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm and common, dealing in drugs, illegal dealing in liquor, possession of drugs, burglaries at business and residential premises and driving under the influence of alcohol, reported Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone,
Massiewe skade en krisis toe weerlig substasie tref
BRITS POS – ELANDSRAND EN DAMONSVILLE – Die Pendoringsubstasie het in die slag gebly nadat ‘n transformator Sondag deur weerlig getref en aan die brand geslaan het.
Die kontrolekamer is ook vernietig met die toerusting wat nodig is vir die monitering, beheer en beskerming van die elektriese toerusting binne ‘n substasie.
Dit sluit aflos-, beheerpanele, kommunikasietoestelle en ander instrumentasie in wat krities is vir die werking en veiligheid van die substasie.
HARTBEESPOORT Vyf verdagtes vas vir ontvoering en moord
BRITS POS – HARTBEESPOORT - Die polisie in Hartbeespoortdam het vyf verdagtes in hegtenis geneem in verband met die ontvoering en moord op die 26-jarige Lesego Klaas Makaku.
Hul aanhouding spruit uit ‘n voorval op Oujaarsaand, 31 Desember 2024 waarin die oorledene, wat by ‘n plaaslike taverne gekuier het, daarvan beskuldig is dat hy ‘n selfoon gesteel het. Hy is klaarblyklik met geweld buite die taverne na die straat gesleep is, waar hy erg deur ‘n groep mense aangerand is.
Serious consequences for motorist arrested for culpable homicide and driving under the influence
BRITS – KOSMOS - A 29-year-old motorist appeared before the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 27 December 2024, for culpable homicide and driving under the influence following her arrest by members of Hartbeespoortdam police, late afternoon on Christmas day, 25 December 2024.
“According to information, the police were informed about a black Volkswagen Amarok bakkie that collided with a mother and two children in Kosmos, at Simon Bekker Avenue,” says SAPS North West spokesperson, Colonel Adéle Myburgh.
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