Hijacked Taxi Torched: Mhlasini – KZN
17 October 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A white Toyota Quantum minibus taxi hijacked in Hazelmere – KZN was found engulfed in flames in Area 2, Mhlasini – KZN this afternoon (Friday 16/10/2026).
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a call from a member of the public reporting a minibus taxi on fire at approximately 19:26. Reaction Officers were dispatched to investigate.
While responding, Officers were alerted by a vehicle tracking company that a white Toyota Quantum had been hijacked in Hazelmere – KZN earlier. Upon arrival, Reaction Officers found a private security company in attendance and the minibus taxi engulfed in flames.
It was confirmed to be the same vehicle that had been hijacked earlier.
17 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The Gauteng Traffic Police, in collaboration with the South African Police Service, Home Affairs, Merafong Traffic, Rand West Traffic, North West Traffic Police, the Gauteng Roads and Transport Department, Gauteng Harmony Security and the
National Traffic Police, conducted a multidisciplinary roadblock
17 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Durban Metro Police Service working with law enforcement partners, arrested a suspected drug dealer in Sastri Park, Phoenix, just one week after his previous arrest.
The suspect, who was out on R1,000 bail, was re-arrested following an intelligence-driven operation and the execution of a search warrant.
Drugs
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Eastern Cape Health MEC Ntandokazi Capa is currently handing over 24 new ambulances, which will immediately be deployed across seven health districts to strengthen emergency response capacity where it is needed most.
The latest deployment will see Alfred Nzo receive 4 ambulances, Amathole 3, Buffalo
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Two foreign nationals, a Mozambican man and a Zimbabwean woman, have been arrested for the unlawful possession of explosives following an intell driven op in Randfontein on Thursday, 15/10.
The multidisciplinary operation, involving #SAPS Crime Intelligence, the National Intervention Unit, Fidelity
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety confirms that two buses travelling from Zimbabwe were intercepted on the N1 near Polokwane and escorted to the Polokwane Weighbridge for further inspection.
The first bus was carrying 88 passengers against its authorised carrying capacity of
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
An active SADTU march is currently approaching the intersection of Dr Pixley kaSeme Street and Brook Street.
Motorists using Dr Pixley kaSeme Street should expect traffic delays. Please exercise caution and use alternative routes where possible.
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The Durban Metro Police Service Drug Team, working alongside Chatsworth South African Police Service and Crime Intelligence, discovered a decomposed body at a property in Shallcross following reports of a foul smell.
During the investigation, officers uncovered a suspected vehicle chop shop and recovered
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Date: 15/10/2026 | Approximately 11:30am
Information from members of the public helped set an operation in motion while the team was on patrol in the Emsahweni area. They provided a description of a vehicle possibly linked to goat theft.
The vehicle was later spotted on the R603 near Fakazi, leading
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
AWARE.org and the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) marked four years of partnership on 13 October at the Alcohol Evidence Centre (AEC) in Dube, Soweto. Their work combines enforcement support, public education and research, including a recent review of 26,578 recorded DUI arrests between