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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Talks on enhancing the fight against terrorism in Kenya and the region will largely feature during British Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit in the country this week. May, in a first visit by a British premier in 30 years will Read More …
The recent spate of explosive devices found around Durban could be the start of what’s to come. This was the view of two intelligence experts, who said the incidents were being viewed as “trials” to see how police and the Read More …
More than 200 kilograms of gel explosives, thought to be similar to those used in cash-in-transit heists, have been stolen from the Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC) in KwaZulu-Natal. The African News Agency (ANA) understands that the theft took place during Read More …
Last week’s Verulam mosque attack in Durban sent shockwaves across the country. But it now seems like the tragedy could have been much, much worse. Three worshippers at the religious sanctuary had their throats slit by an as-yet-unknown group of Read More …