Eight taxi drivers jumped out of a Jo’burg metro police vehicle shortly after being arrested for violating traffic rules on Wednesday, police said.
Motorists caught committing certain traffic offences in Jo’burg would be arrested on the spot rather than fined, the metro police said on Monday.
Johannesburg metro police on Friday urged motorists to be cautious as the rain-hit city has seen a recent increase in road accidents.
Johannesburg metro police are on high alert after heavy rains were predicted for the city on Thursday.
Motorists should avoid travelling on the M1 North following an accident involving a paint truck, metro police said on Tuesday.
Police gathered at the Johannesburg Central police station on Wednesday to march in support of the campaign of no violence against women and children.
As the festive season approaches, Jo’burg cops are aiming to double the number of drunken-driving arrests as compared with last year.
Ten motorists were arrested for speeding in the early hours of Saturday morning on the N1 South, Johannesburg metro police said on Sunday.
Another foreigner has been killed in South Africa as a wave of xenophobic violence spreads across Johannesburg, bringing the weekend death toll to 13, police said on Monday. The…
As a fresh wave of severe xenophobic violence gripped Johannesburg on Sunday, with five people killed in the Cleveland area, hundreds fleeing to the safety of police stations and…
Calm returned to Alexandra township on Wednesday night after earlier clashes between police and residents. Hardly any activity was visible late in the night, besides the flashing…
The police have been accused of harassing street traders and charging them exorbitant fines. In a street-traders’ survey released on Wednesday, most of the traders interviewed —…
Operation Juggernaut netted 39 road offenders with outstanding traffic fines and 27 illegal immigrants, Ekurhuleni metro police said on Sunday. Spokesperson Superintendent Vusi…
Heavy rains, cold weather and strong winds will continue in Gauteng for the rest of the week, the South African Weather Services (SAWS) said on Sunday. This was due to a cold…
Johannesburg road speed cameras will be up and running this week, the Johannesburg metro police department said on Monday. ”There was a growing concern for human life as…
Outrage mounted on Tuesday over an attack on a young woman at the Noord Street taxi rank in Johannesburg for wearing a miniskirt. Nwabisa Ngcukana (25) was humiliated when taxi…
Johannesburg motorists had been using roads as a ”speeding track” since traffic law enforcement authorities in parts of Gauteng were barred from using speed cameras on some of…
Isidingo soap star Ashley Callie is out of surgery and in a stable condition after she was involved in a car accident on Friday night, an executive producer of the soap said.…
Soap star Ashleigh Callie, known for her role as Lee Haynes in Isidingo, will undergo surgery at Johannesburg General Hospital following an accident in Linden, it was reported on…
Johannesburg’s metro police arrested 61 men for urinating in public in the inner city over the weekend. The offenders were apprehended mainly around hawkers’ stands at St Mary’s…
