Thursday, July 2nd, 2026
Administrateur verduister na bewering R4,6-m
Vrou tronk toe oor skoolgeld
MISDAADTONEEL: Kathu, Noord-Kaap: ‘n Voormalige skooladministrateur is gearresteer vir die verduistering van R4,6-miljoen skool fondse.
Die 43-jarige vrou is angekla vir, onder meer, bedrog en vervalsing. Sy is Donderdagoggend, 2 Julie 2026 by haar woonplek in Kathu, naby Kuruman deur die Valke se ernstige handelsmisdaad-ondersoek- en die polisie se ernstige georganiseerde misdaad-eenhede, gearresteer.
Die beskuldigde, wat voorheen as ‘n finansiële administrateur by Kathu Hoërskool gewerk het, het na bewering aparte private bankrekeninge geskep waarin sy skoolgelde betaal het.
Volgens die polisie is daar in Oktober 2025 onraad vermoed toe ‘n oudit onreëlmatighede in die skool se finansiële rekords opgetel het.
Die betrokke fondse sluit in leerders se skoolfooie en geld van skenkers, wat gebruik word om salarisse te betaal vir onderwysers wat deur die Skoolbeheerliggaam (SBL) aangstel word.
Die Valke se ondersoek het aan die lig gebring die beskuldigde het na bewering fiktiewe fakture geskep wat voorgekom hegt of dit wettige skoolverskaffers is en dan die betalings aan haar private rekening vir haar eie voordeel gemagtig het.
Daar word verder beweer dat die beskuldigde haarself oortyd betaal het ten spyte van die skool se beleid wat sulke betalings verbied.
Die beskuldigde sal môre, Vrydag 3 Julie 2026, voor die Kathu-landdroshof verskyn vir ‘n moontlike borgtogaansoek.
Woman allegedly paid herself from school funds
School worker jailed for R4,6m
CRIME SCENE: Kathu, Northern Cape: A middle-aged former school administrator has been arrested for embezzling R4,6 million of her school’s funds.
The 43-year-old woman faces charges of fraud, forgery and uttering following her arrest by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation and the police’s Serious Organised Crime units.
She was arrested on Thursday morning, 2 July at her place of residence in Kathu, near Kuruman.
The accused, who previously worked as a financial administrator at Kathu High School, allegedly created separate private banking accounts to which school funds were diverted. According to the police financial discrepancies were identified in October 2025 when an audit detected irregularities in the school’s financial records.
The affected funds included school fees and donor funds, which are used to pay School Governing Body (SGB) teachers’ salaries.
The Hawks’ investigation revealed that the accused allegedly created fictitious invoices purporting to be legitimate school suppliers and authorised payments to her private account for her own benefit.
It is further alleged that the accused paid herself overtime despite the school’s policy prohibiting such payments.
The accused will appear before the Kathu Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, Friday, 3 July 2026, for a possible bail application.
Polisie vind fabriek wat drankies namaak
Kopseer vir onwettige drankhandel
MISDAADTONEEL: Gugulethu, Kaapstad: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) het die onwettige handel in drank ‘n hewige kopseer gegee toe hulle ‘n onwettige drank-fabriek hier ontdek en vyf mense gearresteer het.
Volgens die SAPD is ‘n intelligensie-gedrewe operasie deur die Gugulethu misdaad-voorkomingseenheid Woensdag 1 Julie 2026 uitgevoer, wat gelei het tot die ontdekking van die fasiliteit by NY108, Gugulethu.
“Die polisie het reageer op inligting oor die fabriek en toe hulle by die adres aankom, het hulle vier mans en ‘n vrou binne die woning gevind. Die lede het die huis deursoek. Hulle het klein houers, produk-etikette, verseëlde bokse met drankbottels en toerusting wat gebruik word in die maak en verpakking van drank, ontdek.
“Groot houers met gemengde chemikalieë, wat in die produksieproses gebruik word, is ook ontdek,” het SAPS gesê.
Die vyf verdagtes, tussen 19 en 50-jaar-oud, is gearresteer op aanklagte van die vervaardiging van onwettige drank.
Valhalla Park: Polisie verbonde aan Operasie Lockdown 3 het twee mans, onderskeidelik 45 en 55-jaar-oud, gearresteer vir die besit van dwelms tydens stop-en-deursoek-operasies.
Hulle het ‘n verdagte motor afgetrek en een van die mans in die voertuig het ‘n plastieksak uitgegooi. Die polisie het ontdek dit bevat 92 Mandrax-tablette.
Police uncover manufacturing plant, arrest 5
Blow to illicit liquor trade
CRIME SCENE: Gugulethu, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) dealt the illegal liquor trade a heavy blow when they uncovered an illicit manufacturing facility here.
According to SAPS an intelligence-driven operation conducted by the Gugulethu Crime Prevention Unit on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, led to the discovery of the facility, which resulted in five arrests at NY108, Gugulethu.
“The police operationalised information they received and when they arrived at the address, they found four men and a woman inside the residence. The members conducted a search in the house. They discovered small containers, labels, sealed boxes containing liquor bottles, and equipment used in the making and packaging of liquor.
“Large containers with mixed chemicals, which are used in the production process, were also discovered,” said SAPS.
The five suspects, aged between 19 and 50, face charges of manufacturing illicit liquor.
Valhalla Park: Police attached to Operation Lockdown 3 arrested two men, aged 45 and 55-years, for possession of drugs during stop-and-search operations.
They pulled over a suspicious-looking car, and one of the suspects inside the vehicle threw out a plastic bag, which the police later discovered contained 92 Mandrax tablets.
Voertuig vervoer 78 passasiers na Oos-Kaap
15 sterf toe bus op N1 rol
JONGSTE! Die dodetal in die N1-busongeluk het intussen tot 16 gestyg, met 20 beseerde passasiers wat in die Worcester-hospitaal behandel is, terwyl die res mediese hulp geweier het. Dit het ook aan die lig gekom dat die busbestuurder uitgeswaai het om ‘n botsing met ‘n afleweringsvoertuig te vermy toe die bestuurder beheer oor die bus verloor en die dit omgeslaan het.
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD), tesame met nood- en rampbestuur-personeel, het vanoggend omstreeks 00:45 op die ongeluk op die N1 naby Touwsrivier gereageer.
Volgens die SAPD dui vroeë inligting daarop dat die bus 78 passasiers van Kaapstad na die Oos-Kaap vervoer toe dit omgeslaan het. Geen ander voertuie was by die voorval betrokke nie.
“Vyftien passasiers is op die toneel dood verklaar. Die sterftes bestaan uit sewe mans, vyf vroue en drie kinders. Verskeie ander passasiers het beserings van verskillende erns opgedoen en is na nabygeleë mediese fasiliteite vervoer vir behandeling.
“Die omstandighede rondom die ongeluk word ondersoek,” het die SAPD gesê.
Vehicle with 78 passengers overturns
15 killed in N1 bus crash
UPDATE! The death toll in the N1 bus accident has risen to 16, with 20 injured passengers being treated at the Worcester Hospital, while the rest refused medical assistance. It has since come to light that the driver swerved to avoid colliding with a delivery vehicle when the driver lost control of the bus.
ACCIDENT SCENE: Touws River: Fifteen people died and many others were injured in a tragic bus crash this morning, Thursday 2 July 2026.
The South African Police Service (SAPS), together with emergency and disaster management personnel, responded to the accident on the N1 near Touws River at about 00:45 this morning.
According to SAPS early information indicates that the bus was transporting 78 passengers from Cape Town to the Eastern Cape when it overturned. No other vehicles were involved in the incident.
“Fifteen passengers were declared deceased at the scene. The fatalities comprise seven men, five women and three children. Several other passengers sustained injuries of varying severity and were transported to nearby medical facilities for treatment.
“The circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation,” said SAPS.
Polisie kry ook 3 rondtes ammunisie op hom
Ou tronk toe vir halwe Mandrax
MISDAADTONEEL: Elsiesrivier, Kaapstad: Die polisie het Woensdag, 1 Julie 2026 twee mans wat onwettige items op hulle gehad het gearresteer.
Woensdag 1 Julie 2026 het die polisie tydens intelligensie-gedrewe operasies inligting opgevolg oor ‘n man wat rondloop, moontlik met ‘n vuurwapen in sy besit. Toe hulle die 37-jarige verdagte in 35ste Straat, Elsiesrivier, vind, het hulle hom deursoek en drie rondtes ammunisie en ‘n halwe Mandrax-tablet in sy sakke gevind.
Bishop Lavis: In ‘n aparte voorval, omstreeks 20:25 op Woensdag 1 Julie 2026, het die polisie ‘n 31-jarige man gearresteer vir die besit van ‘n ongwettige vuurwapen en ammunisie nadat hulle ‘n 9 mm-pistool en 11 rondtes ammunisie by sy woning in Davids-straat gevind het.
Police operations go on unabatedly
Two go down for Mandrax, gun
CRIME SCENE: Elsies River, Cape Town: The fight against illegal guns and drugs on the Cape Flats is continuing unabatedly.
During intelligence-driven operations on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the police arrested two men following the discovery of illegal items in their possession.
According to the South African Service (SAPS), the members followed up on information about a man walking around with, possibly with a firearm in his possession. When they found the 37-year-old suspect in 35th Street, Elsies River, they search him and found three rounds of ammunition and half a mandrax tablet in his pockets.
Bishop Lavis: In a separate incident, at approximately 20:25 on Wednesday 1 July 2026, the police arrested a 31-year-old man for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition after they found a 9mm pistol and 11 rounds of ammunition at his residence in Davids Street.
Man in arres ná polisie toeslaan
Hawks kry pistool, ammunisie
MISDAADTONEEL: Mosselbaai, Suid-Kaap: Die Valke se Georganiseerde-ondersoekspan teen ernstige misdaad in George en Vispol in KwaNonqaba, het ‘n 48-jarige man gearresteer vire die besit van ‘n onwettige vuurwapen en ammunisie.
Die Valke se woordvoerder, adjudant-offisier Zinzi Hani, het gesê die man is in besit van ‘n ongelisensieerde pistool, twee magasyne met meer as 554 rondtes, een haelgeweerpatroon en 42 geweerpatrone gevind.
Die verdagte sal vandag, 2 Julie 2026, in die Mosselbaai-landdroshof verskyn.
“Sy arrestasie volg op ‘n operasie wat daarop gemik was om ongelisensieerde vuurwapens uit die kloue van misdadigers te kry,” het Zinzi gesê.
Hawks arrest man in Mossel Bay
Firearm, ammo recovered
CRIME SCENE: Mossel Bay, Southern Cape: The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team in George, together with Vispol in KwaNonqaba, arrested a 48-year-old male who was found in possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition.
Hawks spokesperson, Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani, said the was found in possession of an unlicensed pistol, two magazines with over 554 rounds, one shotgun round and 42 riffle rounds.
The suspect is set to appear at the Mossel Bay Magistrate Court today, 2 July 2026.
“His arrest was a result of an intensified operation on the ground aimed at recovering unlicensed firearms in the hands of criminals,” said