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A man was arrested after driving recklessly in Durban, police say. Roger Sedres, Gallo Images Bad driving led police to the arrest of a man in possession of a hand grenade, weapons, and drugs.The operation is part of a policing effort to reduce crime in the Wentworth area.The man was also found with R33 000…

Police have slammed messages circulating on social media. Police say social media posts alleging that a building in Pretoria is being used for human trafficking is "fake news".These posts appear to have surfaced on Twitter around 5 September. Several posts also include the #PutSouthAfricansFirst hashtag, which has been used to manipulate xenophobia-centered conversations.Police have slammed a flurry…

The commemoration of 40 officers who died in the line of duty has taken place at venues around the country. Fallen police officers have been commemorated at an annual event, held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria and at venues around the country.The names of the 39 police officers and one police reservist who died…

Police Minister Bheki Cele. The portfolio committee on police is considering amending the IPID Act to bring municipal law enforcement agencies into its ambit.This, after a heated committee meeting where Police Minister Bheki Cele and the DA differed over whether there was oversight over the City of Cape Town's law enforcement unit.This forms part of…

Police members.(Roger Sedres/Gallo Images via Getty Images) It took police only two hours to recover booze worth R1.4 million which was on a hijacked truck.The truck transporting R1.5 million worth of alcohol was hijacked by four men in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.The suspects were still at large, while the truck, the driver and his crew were…