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  • Provincial Police Commissioner condemns mob-attacks and vigilantism

    Limpopo Police Commissioner, Lieutenant- General Nneke Ledwaba has condemned acts of mob-attacks and vigilantism that erupted on Monday evening in Apel and Mecklenburg policing areas respectively in the Sekhukhune district. According to police, two unknown suspected burglars were brutally attacked and killed by an unknown group of members of the community on Monday at about…

  • Vuwani School left stranded after admin block burnt to ashes

    Teachers and the management of Shondoni Secondary School in Lwamondo village outside Thohoyandou are saddened after the school administration block was torched last Friday. It is believed that the torching of the admin block is not related to the Vuwani unrest which saw around 30 schools torched and vandalised during demarcation protests in the area.…

  • Ex-traffic cop gets life sentence for murder

    Residents of Xikundu village in Malamulele are planning a celebratory event of victory. This comes after Masingita Gloria Chabane (45), a former Malamulele traffic officer was handed a harsh sentence after a long consideration for the murder of Hlulani Reason Chauke committed in 2015. A family representative, Wilson Mahlahule says, “Although as a family we…

  • MANHUNT AFTER LIMPOPO BUSINESSMAN AND ASSISTANT FOUND DEAD

    Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for suspects involved in the murder of a businessman and his assistant. The pair had been reported missing in Letsitele outside Tzaneen on Thursday. It’s understood 41-year-old Salim Valley and 31-year-old Victor Baloyi were on their way to Giyani when they were hijacked. The duo was found murdered hours…

  • Firearm stolen from Limpopo security firm used in robbery

    A 24-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning in Malamulele, near Giyani, after robbing a shop assistant of cash, airtime and cellphones using one of the 19 guns that were stolen a day earlier from the premises of a security company at Tswinga, in Limpopo. Nineteen pistols were stolen on Friday from the premises of Prelitshi…

  • Kidnapped elderly man found dead in Limpopo

    A 68-year-old man who was allegedly kidnapped along with a female companion was found dead from gunshot wounds in the bushes a distance away from where their vehicle was earlier recovered. The unknown woman is still missing, Limpopo police said. Spokesperson  Lieutenant Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said this development followed a massive search operation which was launched…

  • Several traffic officers arrested in Limpopo for alleged corruption and bribery

    A joint operation between the Road Traffic Management Cooperation and the Hawks in Limpopo has ended with the arrest of seven provincial traffic officials and the Greater Letaba municipal traffic officer. This brings to 13 the number of law enforcers who have been arrested for alleged corruption and bribery. Two operations dubbed “code 14 and…

  • Michael Komape’s parents seek justice

    The Limpopo provincial government has extended an olive branch to the Komape family, who are in court seeking justice following the tragic death of their 5-year old son Michael Komape. Michael died on 20 January 2014, after falling into a reportedly dilapidated pit toilet at Mahlodumela primary school in Chebeng village outside Polokwane. Last week,…

  • Murder and sexual offences decline in Limpopo

    The latest official provincial crime statistics reveal a decline of 9% in murder, attempted murder, common assault and sexual offenses compared to the previous financial year. However, provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba says he’s not happy, as one criminal activity taking place, is one too many. The commissioner explains that the annual statistics…

  • Watch: Thief Caught on Camera Driving Away With Car From Car Wash

    Police are looking for a man who was caught on surveillance video stealing a car from a car wash. While the victim was waiting for his Audi RS3 to be washed, an armed man forced the car wash employee out of the car, got into the car and drove away. Anyone with information about this…