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More than 230 cash-in-transit heist suspects arrested since April — Cele

Police are cracking down on cash-in-transit heists, Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Tuesday

Errol Velile Present

Cash-in-transit heist accused, former ANC employee Present granted bail

Magistrate John Baloyi granted bail to Present and Itumeleng Manama Bheki Biyela, and Zakhele Zondi, who appeared in a packed court on Monday morning

Present’s lawyer Modumaela argued at the time that Present was not found in possession of suspected stolen vehicles, saying that he had been walking at the time of his arrest. (SABC)

Cash-in-transit heist case: Court dismisses application for police docket

​The magistrate’s court has dismissed an application for access to police dockets by defence lawyers representing four cash-in-transit heist suspects

Present’s lawyer Modumaela argued at the time that Present was not found in possession of suspected stolen vehicles, saying that he had been walking at the time of his arrest. (SABC)

New charges for axed ANC official in deadly cash-in-transit heist case

Initially, the men were only charged with robbery with aggravating circumstances

ANC confirms arrest of Luthuli House staffer involved in ‘serious crimes’

ANC confirms arrest of Luthuli House staffer involved in ‘serious crimes’

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says the party was dismayed that one of their employees had been arrested

In Cape Town

‘We fear for our lives’: Cash-in-transit guards call for more protection

​Hundreds of security guards working in the money transportation industry are calling for more visible policing

Crime stats: Murder and burglary on the rise

Violent criminals deny us our freedom

If South Africans live in fear, then our basic freedom as a society is facing a real threat

‘In many of these cases closure is needed and some families have been calling on my intervention. We cannot have murderers roaming the streets

Cele’s crime-fighting strategy: More boots on the ground

The stabilisation operation will focus on Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape

Editorial: It’s dangerous to other foreigners (Photo Archive)

Editorial: Cele, prioritise cash heists

‘​Cash-in-transit heists seem to be a South African speciality. They are now happening at an average of one a day, according to some accounts’

Praise singers: Religious leaders are among those behind moves to register a pro-Zuma party to contest the polls.

Cash-in-transit heists ‘operate like well-oiled machines’

Security companies are doing everything in their power to curb the surge in cash-in-transit heists

Peter Thabethe

Cash-in-transit heists are a mutating, spreading virus

In this edited extract from her new book, Heist, Anneliese Burgess says the plague of cash-in-transit robberies is only getting worse

During the shootout eight suspects were killed and two are in a critical condition and one of the five police officers who was wounded has died.

Captain KGB, the brazen criminal cop

The directorate charged with investigating the police has trouble convicting the enemy within

Jo’burg schoolchildren wounded in botched heist

Two primary school pupils were wounded in a shoot-out during a botched cash-in-transit heist in Parktown on Friday morning, Gauteng police said.