crime

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    R1.7 billion allocated for CCTV network, drones, and other crime-fighting tech in Gauteng

    R1.7 billion allocated for CCTV network, drones, and other crime-fighting tech in Gauteng The Gauteng Department of e-Government has provided more information on some of the technology it plans to procure to fight crime in the province. The details were shared by MEC for e-Government...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom suffered roughly 8 criminal incidents per day between October and December 2022

    Eskom suffered roughly 8 criminal incidents per day between October and December 2022 On a late Thursday afternoon last November, in the midst of rolling blackouts implemented by South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, a contractor at a power station in the eastern Mpumalanga province...
  4. RedViking

    Mutilated body found of missing Durban graduate who told family she was going for drinks after work

    https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-03-21-mutilated-body-found-of-missing-durban-graduate-who-told-family-she-was-going-for-drinks-after-work/
    • RedViking
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    • african national congress (anc) bheki cele crime gender based violence murder rape south african police service (saps)
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  5. RedViking

    Durban man faces murder charge after shooting intruder who stabbed him

    https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-03-15-durban-man-faces-murder-charge-after-shooting-intruder-who-stabbed-him/
  6. spamsam

    Are there actually criminal syndicates at play and what is the extent of their influence?

    Plenty of anecdotals out there that criminal syndicates are also partially involved in the loadshedding fiasco. But how deep does the rabbit hole go and what would their modus operandi be? How would we mitigate their involvement? How do we kneecap the syndicates?
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Santam demanding certain customers get two trackers for cars at high risk of theft or hijacking

    Santam demanding certain customers get two trackers for cars at high risk of theft or hijacking Santam has started demanding that some of its insurance clients with cars often targeted by thieves and hijackers install a second tracking device in their vehicles. MyBroadband became aware of the...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gauteng's Lesufi wants to fight crime with 500 drones and cameras everywhere

    Gauteng's Lesufi wants to fight crime with 500 drones and cameras everywhere Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi wants to launch a wide-ranging and costly crime-fighting initiative in South Africa’s economic heartland, the City Press reports. The plan includes over 500 remote-controlled aircraft...
  9. Broes Wyn

    German's murder only the third tourist death in SA in 27 years, country is safe - Sisulu

    German's murder only the third tourist death in SA in 27 years, country is safe - Sisulu Sisulu said: We have only had a record of three [tourist] deaths in our country and the only murder we've had that can be pinned down to the insecurity that might arise around tourists is the one we're...
  10. NeonNinja

    Mass Shootings - South Africa

    Mass shootings-related thread.
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    The scams that are catching out South Africans

    The scams that are catching out South Africans Fraudsters and scammers have become increasingly creative in stealing people’s identities and money, with tricks that could fool even the most vigilant. With the dawn of the digital age, the number of ways unsuspecting businesses and individuals...
  12. TEXTILE GUY

    Man Steals Traffic Light

    https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/just-another-day-in-south-africa-twitter-users-react-to-video-of-man-stealing-a-complete-traffic-light-5183307c-65f2-4684-b0fb-0b1034d855d0
  13. Sultan Mustafa

    Newborn baby killed when allegedly thrown from car in Cape Town

    https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/newborn-baby-killed-when-allegedly-thrown-from-car-in-cape-town-breaking/amp/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20South%20African%20Daily%20Newsletter%20Thursday%2024%20February%202022&utm_content=The%20South%20African%20Daily%20Newsletter%20Thursday%2024%20Fe...
  14. Jan

    OneDayOnly robbed before Black Friday

    OneDayOnly hit by large robbery before Black Friday Popular online store OneDayOnly was the victim of a large robbery on Friday morning, with criminals using large trucks to carry all the stolen products. MyBroadband learned that the criminals left OneDayOnly’s warehouse in multiple 8-ton...
    • Jan
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    • black friday black friday 2021 crime onedaydeal robbery
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Armed robbery of South African gamer caught on Twitch livestream

    South African gamer robbed at gunpoint during Twitch livestream — Video A video showing how a South African gamer's house was robbed while she was live-streaming on Twitch recently surfaced online. Sterna Lewis, her two sons, and her boyfriend Mario Englebrecht were at the mercy of three armed...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Criminal syndicate defrauding MTN customers

    Criminal syndicate defrauding MTN customers An internal forensic investigation by MTN South Africa into suspected fraud has revealed a criminal syndicate working to defraud MTN and its customers. MTN worked with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation cybercrime unit, known as the...
  17. Excalibur

    A DA NCOP member in court on an attempted murder charge

    Link.
  18. S

    Financial crime costs the economy billions and criminals are always finding new ways to syphon money

    https://www.enca.com/shows/devi-23-february-2021 Nischal Mewalall, CEO of SABRIC:
  19. P

    Pointing an Antenna at residential homes

    Saw some guy in an unmarked car this morning driving up and down a street in Parktown North pointing a large white antenna that looked like a radar gun at residential homes. Any idea what he could have been doing? Would it have been for some legitimate purpose or not?
  20. J

    South Africans beware - Crime surge expected during level 3 lockdown

    South Africans beware - Crime surge expected during level 3 lockdown South Africans should expect a spike in crime during COVID-19 alert level 3. This is according to two major security companies who spoke to MyBroadband regarding crime trends they had observed during the national coronavirus...
  21. J

    Crime scaring tourists away from South Africa

    Crime scaring tourists away from South Africa South Africa could attract double the 10 million tourists which currently visit the country every year if it wasn't for crime and service delivery protests, according to a report in the City Press. Tourism Business Council of SA CEO Tshifhiwa...
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