The wife of Solomon Motloba, whose 2.5-meter high tombstone was unveiled last month in Krugersdorp's Kagiso Cemetery a year after his death, has defended its cost and design, adding that the ANC did not contribute towards it.
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These included a booze-fuelled party and illegal mining.
The arrested suspects will appear in various magistrate s courts on Monday.
Police have arrested hundreds of suspects across Gauteng for a variety of crimes - from attending a booze-fuelled party past curfew, to illegal mining and transporting booze and illicit cigarettes.
Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, joined by a number of officials, led the O Kae Molao operations in Vanderbijlpark over the weekend.
More than 115 suspects were arrested at a roadblock, with seven motor vehicles impounded and drugs and firearms seized by officers.
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Police then obtained information about people having a party in Vanderbijlpark, pounced on the identified house and found more than 30 people drinking alcohol at about midnight, not adhering to the curfew as stipulated by the Disaster Management Act. More than 58 suspects were arrested in the West Rand for also contravening the Act.
More than 100 arrested for contravening lockdown regulations 25 January 2021 - 07:35 In Tshwane, more than 347 suspects were arrested for crimes during weekend operations when police conducted roadblocks and stop and searches. Image: Mark Andrews/File
Police arrested 30 people at a house in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng early on Sunday morning at a social gathering in contravention of the Disaster Management Act adjusted alert level 3 lockdown regulations.
“Police received information about people having a party in Vanderbijlpark. They pounced on the identified house and found more than 30 people drinking alcohol at about midnight and not adhering to the curfew,” said police spokesperson Capt Kay Makhubele.