KZN police recover hundreds of illegal firearms

KZN MEC for Community Safety, Sipho Hlomuka

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Sipho Hlomuka applauds the stellar work done by law enforcement following a successful intelligence driven operations across the province from 01-30 April 2023.

Operations in various parts of the province have resulted in 8 809 suspects being nabbed for various transgressions including murder, attempted murder, rape, dealing in drugs and the possession of illegal firearms and ammunition.

Police reports reveal that efforts to bring justice to the victims of crimes yielded desired results when 185 suspects were arrested in connection with cases of murder and 112 more people were busted for attempted murder. One hundred and two (102) suspects were cornered and nabbed for business and house robberies, whereas a total number of 205 suspects were caught for rape. Police also busted 43 suspects for their alleged involvement in cases of robbery with aggravating circumstances. One thousand and fifty eight (1058) suspects were brought before the courts of law in connection with cases of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

MEC Hlomuka is especially pleased that police are turning the ride against the high number of illegal firearms in our society. Police recovered a total of 325 firearms, inclusive of 26 rifles, 20 shotguns and 29 homemade firearms. Two thousand, three hundred and seventy five (2 375) rounds of ammunition were also seized from the arrested suspects. The intensified war against drugs also saw huge amounts of cocaine, mandrax, heroin and crystal meth being confiscated during the operations.

Hlomuka hails this as a victory law enforcement.

“we are indeed turning the tide against crime in our society. We are not going to allow criminals to hold our people at ransom. The provincial government, law enforcement and community crime prevention structure are working tirelessly to wage a war against all criminality. We are going to intensify our efforts in order to create safer communities for all the people of our Province. We are calling upon all the people to unite and build a stronger united front against crime. We reiterate our clarion call for active citizenry in the fight against crime by emphasizing governments call to action of leaving no one behind in our journey of building a crime free province,” said MEC Hlomuka.

Local Hindi teacher off to India

By Xpress Reporter

A KwaDukuza Hindi educator is looking forward with mouthing excitement to her upcoming trip to India.

Sanam Singh, who teaches Hindi at two local schools, has been selected by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), through the Indian Consulate, to participate in the ICCR's Visitors Programme for International Students of Hindi. The programme is an effort by the Indian government to promote the teaching and learning of Hindi abroad. Participants are selected from countries where Hindi is taught. Singh currently serves as the regional Director of the Hindi Shiksha Sangh (SA). She studied Hindi for 12 years through the Hindi Shiksha Sangh (SA) an achieved top 10 positions in each junior grade and top 3 positions in all senior grades. In 2013, Singh st achieved 1 position in Ilembe District in Hindi, in the National Senior certificate (NSC) examinations. She will be visiting Hindi institutions in India, attend Hindi lectures and seminars and also visit the iconic Taj Mahal. She will be jetting off on the 20th of May 2023, and will be returning to South Africa on the 29th of May 2023.