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Cops arrest man in possession of 20 cellphone tower batteries, in Makhado

The man is expected to appear before the Makhado Magistrate's Court, soon.

LIMPOPO – A tip-off from the community has led to the arrest of a man for the possession of suspected stolen cellphone network batteries in an area outside Makhado on Saturday, 5 October.

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Police Spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe, says the man was followed by a team of Makhado Crime Prevention members, detectives and local security companies, and cornered at a building in the area.

Photo: Limpopo police

He was arrested and 20 batteries, machinery and a white GWM vehicle were confiscated. The man is expected to appear before the Makhado Magistrate’s Court.

Photo: Limpopo police

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Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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