South Africa: Limpopo police arrest man in possession of explosives at Beitbridge border post in Musina

Police in Limpopo have arrested a man found in possession of explosives worth about R300,000 at the Beitbridge Border post in Musina. The 37-year-old was apprehended during routine inspections at the port of entry’s south gate on Thursday. Officers searching Read More …

South Africa: Toyota Fortuner seized by police after explosives were found in the SUV

Police in Mpumalanga have arrested two foreign nationals, Justice Thejana, 30, and Rethabile Pheku, 40, after explosives were discovered in their vehicle, a white Toyota Fortuner. The pair was arrested along the R532 Road between Graskop and Ohrigstad. “During an Read More …

South Africa: Commercial explosives confiscated at the Beitbridge Border Post

Two men are expected to appear before the Musina Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of smuggling and possession of explosives following their arrest in the early hours of Thursday. Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the men, aged 32 Read More …

Who is behind foreign fighters infiltrating Uganda?

Uganda is on high-security alert following the infiltration into the country of foreign fighters believed to be of different nationalities from DR-Congo, Tanzania, Rwanda, Somalia and Zambia. Whereas Ugandan security broadly describes the group as ‘Allied Democratic Forces—ADF,’ its composition Read More …

South Africa: Man arrested for starting deadly Johannesburg fire

South African police said Wednesday that they had arrested a man accused of starting a fire that killed more than 70 in Johannesburg last year. The 29-year-old was detained on Tuesday after confessing his involvement before an enquiry was established Read More …

South Africa: Cash In Transit Vehicle Hit With Improvised Explosive Device

The small suburb of Lanseria, Gauteng province, Johannesburg was today the arena for a common tactic employed by criminals. A cash-in-transit vehicle (CIT) was hit with an improvised explosive device and while the owners of the vehicle scrambled for safety, Read More …

South Africa: Two suspects apprehended for illegal possession of explosives

Two suspects aged 33 and 40 are expected to appear before the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday 21 November 2022 after they were arrested for illegal possession of explosives at the Beitbridge border post on Friday 18 November. The suspects Read More …

South Africa hosts the United Nations 6th International Partnership for Technology in Peacekeeping Symposium

The United Nations’ 6th Partnership for Technology in Peacekeeping International Symposium is scheduled to take place at the CSIR in Pretoria from 21 to 24 June and will cover a range of topics relevant to peacekeepers, from protection and training Read More …

South Africa: Three suspects arrested at Beitbridge Border Post for allegedly smuggling explosives

Three suspects (one woman and two males) were, in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 12 January 2022 at about 00:58, arrested by the police at Beitbridge Border Post for allegedly being in possession of commercial explosives. The Police Read More …

South Africa: Four suspected robbers arrested for attempted murder and possession of explosives

Four suspects aged between 25 and 37 were arrested by police on charges of business robbery, attempted murder and possession of explosives. It is alleged that yesterday at 23:00, police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at Read More …

South Africa: Architta the sniffer dog helps Cape Town cops find explosive device

Architta the sniffer dog, attached to the K9 Unit Provincial Extortion Task Team, helped detect a explosive device in Hout Bay. According to police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg, members of the K9 Unit were informed of an explosive device at Read More …

South Africa: Security officers injured in cash-in-transit heist in Spartan, Gauteng province

Two security officers suffered moderate to serious injuries following a cash-in-transit robbery in Kempton Park on Saturday morning. ER24 said their paramedics arrived on the scene in Plane Road in the Spartan suburb to find the security vehicle on fire Read More …

South Africa: G4S van bombed and guard shot in cash-in-transit heist

Armed assailants bombed a G4S cash vehicle after shooting and injuring the driver on the road between KaNyamazane and KaBokweni this afternoon. The Mpumalanga Hawks’ spokesperson, Capt Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi, said three armed men forced the G4S vehicle to a Read More …

South Africa’s deadly mix of explosives, extortion and organised crime

On 30 January, armed robbers in Cape Town hijacked two members of a maintenance team loading automated teller machines (ATMs). They strapped a makeshift explosive device to one of the victims and forced him to open various ATMs in order Read More …

South Africa: Bomb squad frees cash guard with explosive device strapped to body

A police bomb disposal team disarmed an explosive device strapped to the body of a hijacked cash-in-transit guard in Cape Town on Saturday. SBV Services confirmed that two teams of guards delivering cash to an ATM were hijacked and later Read More …

BRICS adopts new counter-terror strategy; Modi says nations supporting terrorists should be held guilty

The five-nation grouping BRICS on Tuesday adopted a new counter-terrorism strategy to effectively deal with the menace, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that there is a need to ensure that countries supporting terrorists are held guilty, a call backed Read More …

South Africa: West Rand man nabbed for selling explosives

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has arrested a man on the West Rand selling explosives used in illegal mines and ATM bombings. Officers seized several devices in his possession on Monday. JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said: “The officers managed Read More …

South Africa: Police on routine patrols catch man with a bag full of explosives

Krugersdorp detectives caught a man with explosives that could be used in cash-in-transit heists, ATM bombings and illegal mining. The Krugersdorp Police recently arrested a man who was in possession of explosives. In a statement sent by the Krugersdorp Police Read More …