Police arrested 145 people in Soweto over the weekend, police said on Sunday.
Warrant Officer Kay Makhubela said most of those arrested were charged with drunken driving.
The other charges included rape, murder, possession of unlicensed firearms, robbery, possession for dagga, drug dealing, shop lifting and malicious damage to property.
“These people were arrested around Lenasia, Lenasia South, Jabulani, Moroka, Dobsonville, Naledi and Protea Glen,” said Makhubela.
They would appear in various Johannesburg courts soon. – Sapa