Minors appear in court for possession of stolen property
Three minors appeared at the Lenasia Magistrates’ Court on February 28, on a charge of possession of stolen property. On Tuesday, February 27, at about 10am, PRASA security officials received a tip-off...
View ArticleDaveland Cash and Carry owner abducted
A prominent businessman and owner of Daveland Cash and Carry, Shiraaz Gattoo, was kidnapped on Saturday evening. “His vehicle was found idling off the N12 highway, and there was no sign of him. A...
View ArticleTeen raped in Lenasia Park
The Lenasia community is in shock following the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Extension 3 Poppy Street Park, on the evening of Friday, March 9. According to police, the victim, together with her sister...
View ArticleMan found dead in Thembelihle informal settlement
A 27-year-old man was found dead with multiple stab wounds in the early hours of Sunday, March 11. The body was found lying in a pool of blood in his yard at the Thembelihle informal settlement, by...
View ArticleCash-in-transit robbery averted in Fordsburg
Cash-in-transit heists have increased across the country, with people calling for the harshest of penalties for offenders. Prompted by the increase of these acts, law enforcement agencies are on high...
View ArticleCar jammer arrested
On March 6, at about 4.30pm the Johannesburg Central Police arrested a man, aged 38 for theft out of vehicle, at the corner of Commissioner and Ellof Street. Johannesburg Central police spokesperson,...
View ArticleSecurity guard, employees arrested for murder
Police pleas for community members not to take the law into their own hands, seem to have fallen on deaf ears. On March 19, Johannesburg Central police arrested three men between the ages of 26 and 28...
View ArticleHijacked vehicle traced to Zakpark
A 46-year-old man is currently in police custody awaiting his first court appearance on a charge of possession of a hijacked vehicle. On Monday, March 19, at around 9pm, police officers attached to the...
View ArticleIllegal connection claim lives of brothers
The dangers of illegal electricity, have once again been highlighted, after two brothers aged 10 and 12, were fatally electrocuted at the Precast informal settlement recently. According to a source,...
View ArticleVictim speaks out after being scammed at an ATM
A concerned resident of Lenasia warns residents to be vigilant after she was recently scammed at an ATM. The woman, who did not want to be named, told the Rising Sun how she was scammed at an ATM at...
View ArticleMan killed following Hookah Shop robbery
The owner of a hookah shop was shot and killed and an assistant injured after a robbery at the Hookah Home shop in the Lenasia CBD on Thursday, March 29. The robbery took place at around 10 am on the...
View ArticleMan arrested for possession of a hijacked vehicle
On Wednesday, March 28, at about 3pm, a 38-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of a hijacked vehicle. “The arrest follows that of the recovery of a blue Toyota Corolla by police,...
View ArticleFather sought for raping his teen daughter
The South African Police Services Soweto West Cluster is looking for a man who allegedly raped his 16-year-old daughter in the early hours of Tuesday, April 3, at Zola 3 in Soweto. Sergeant Khalipha...
View ArticleMan found dead in Lenasia
A man was found dead at the Thembelihle informal settlement on Tuesday, April 10. It is believed the cause of death is electrocution. “As you can see, the body is lying not too far away from the live...
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Rush hour boom bang in Lehae
Drama erupted on the Golden Highway when four cars crashed during rush hour on Wednesday morning. The accident happened at the Golden Highway and R554 intersection in Lehae, south of Joburg. It was...
View ArticleBeware of “found” money scam says SAPS
Johannesburg Central SAPS is investigating several cases where victims were robbed after withdrawing a large amount of money. It is believed females working with males target people who withdraw money...
View ArticleForeign nationals arrested for dealing in nyaope
Police hailed community members for their role in rooting out the corrupt elements in their area. Recently, Johannesburg Central police arrested four suspects between the ages of 23 to 38 for dealing...
View ArticleEnnerdale resident stoned in Thembelihle service delivey protest
Residents of the Thembelihle informal settlement once again took to the streets to voice their anger regarding service delivery in the area. Protestors took to the streets from Monday, April 9 to...
View ArticleTwo women gang raped in Univille
The Soweto West Cluster’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit is investigating a case of kidnapping and several counts of rape following an incident that took place at about 8pm...
View ArticleMan arrested for Finetown murder
The Ennerdale SAPS have arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with a murder that took place in Finetown, on April 4. Police arrested the suspect on Thursday, April 12 . The suspect is alleged to...
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