Road Safety News Updates

Swift police action has led to the arrest of three suspects after a local tuckshop was robbed at gunpoint. Allanridge police responded to a business robbery incident that allegedly took place on 20 January 2025 at about 12:30, at a tuckshop in Nyakallong. It is alleged that unknown males entered… Read more »

An E-Hailing driver was robbed after being summoned to Cornubia – KZN to uplift a passenger today (Monday). Residents contacted the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Operations Centre at approximately 13:38 requesting assistance for the victim. On arrival, the female informed Reaction Officers that she was summoned to uplift a… Read more »

Police members of the Central Karoo K9 unit, conducted a vehicle checkpoint in Beaufort West on Sunday 19 January 2025 during which they discovered and seized a substantial quantity of Khat. The members pursued information of a suspect transporting drugs between Gauteng and the Western Cape using the N1 highway.… Read more »

A 2.2-meter Black Mamba was captured on a property on Jasmine Road in Riyadh – KZN today (Monday). Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Area Manager Nkosinathi Ndaba was dispatched to the premises after the highly venomous reptile was discovered in a garage. On arrival, the RUSA Member located the snake… Read more »

A Car Guard was arrested by Reaction Officers for a robbery that occurred in the Verulam CBD – KZN. A member of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) was on patrol in the Central Business District (CBD) when he was flagged down by a pedestrian this afternoon (Monday). The man informed… Read more »

Police members attached to Operation Shanela deployed in the Western Cape to quell the ongoing gang violence in the province continue to eradicate the prevalence of drugs when they detained four suspects in isolated incidents on Sunday 19 January 2025. Police members followed up on information and proceeded to an… Read more »

GP Back to School As part of the initiative, MEC Kedibone handed over bicycles, dignitary packs to the learners and uniforms to scholar patrol learners, recognising their role in ensuring pedestrian safety around the school. #GPBacktoSchool #roadsafety Gauteng Department of Community Safety Scholar patrollers recognized for their role in ensuring… Read more »

The presence of members of the Anti-Gang Unit who are deployed to quell ongoing gang violence in the Cape Flats, reaped success when these members seized a substantial amount of ammunition a firearm and drugs, yesterday. On Saturday, 18 January 2025, the members acted on information received of a possible… Read more »

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Dr Dion George, has applauded the 18-year prison sentence that was handed down to the 51-year-old Congolese rhino poacher and money launderer by the Middelburg Regional Court last week. During a brief appearance in court on Wednesday, the suspect pleaded guilty to all charges,… Read more »

The combined efforts of the South African Police Service, represented by the MAJOC Roving Team as part of Operation Vala Umgodi, National Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Unit, and South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs have led to a major success in the ongoing fight against counterfeit goods and illicit cigarettes,… Read more »