'Brothels' raided, drugs seized during intensive clean-up in Pretoria

• 'Brothels' raided, drugs seized during intensive clean-up in Pretoria: Pretoria – Tshwane metro police officers recovered drugs from some houses suspected of being brothels in Pretoria West during an unexpected raid led by the executive mayor Solly Msimanga on Thursday. Msimanga said an anti-crime raid was in line with the City's initiative called Operation …. Google Alert – Pretoria
  
• 'All I wanted was justice' – Mother of church protester: The mother of the young women who protested against sexual harassment at the Methodist City Mission Church in Pretoria, says she was willing to do whatever it took to have the accused steward removed. Watch. Yena Mntwelizwe has also pleaded with other parents to stand up for their children.. Google Alert – Pretoria
  
• TUT students shut down two campuses in Soshanguve: TUT spokesperson Willa de Ruyter told the Pretoria News that TUT's campus management committee is currently meeting with the local Student Representive Council to discuss the issues and find ways to resolve them. "We will have an update on the outcome of the discussions around this afternoon," …. Google Alert – Pretoria
  
• NEWSFLASH: Taxi hits truck transporting prisoners in north: A police truck transporting prisoners to court was hit by a taxi in the north of Pretoria on Thursday morning. Police spokesperson Captain Rebecca Phatlane confirmed that the police truck was involved in an accident but no prisoner escaped. “I cannot share any information at this stage, but I can confirm …. Google Alert – Pretoria
  
• 9 alleged members of R99m VAT fraud syndicate arrested: Pretoria – Eight men and one woman have been arrested for allegedly operating a large-scale value added tax (VAT) fraud scam "with a potential loss to the fiscus of more than R90m", a Hawks spokesperson said on Thursday. Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said Hawks teams arrested the nine suspects …. Google Alert – Pretoria
  

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