Operation Shanela resulted into the arrest of three suspects who were found with drugs in Komani and Thornhill. The arrest was made by SAPS members attached to Chris Hani District Task Team on Friday, 12 January 2024. SAPS Captain…
A 27-year-old woman was assaulted by members of the community and hospitalised after the body of her 11-month-old baby girl was found by a man in the bushes in Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape on Friday. The man found the baby in a…
More than R8m worth of copper cables belonging to the eThekwini municipality‚ Transnet‚ Telkom and Prasa has been seized from a scrap dealer’s yard in KwaMakhutha‚ south of Durban. Durban metro police said in a statement the copper cables…
Romay van Rooyen was found dead in her home on Saturday. Her car was stolen‚ but nothing else was taken. Police minister Bheki Cele has visited the family of slain magistrate Romay van Rooyen in Marina Da Gama‚ Cape Town. The minister…
A cash reward of R200‚000 has been offered by police to help solve the murder of OR Tambo municipal employee Namhla Mtwa‚ who was gunned down in her driveway in Mthatha. The 35-year-old was murdered inside her car by an unidentified…
A woman whose ex-husband was found guilty of repeatedly raping her daughter — his stepchild — over five years pleaded for him not to be jailed because she needed his financial support. The man was sentenced in the Roodepoort magistrate’s…
Moments after allegedly murdering his elderly mother, a man died after being knocked over by a car in KwaNobuhle in the early hours of Monday.. Siya Tshem, 26, allegedly assaulted his 72-year-old mother, Nozipho, with a hammer and left…
Colleagues and friends of slain Tembisa Hospital nurse Lebohang Monene were united on Tuesday in paying tribute to their “ever-smiling” friend. They were at a memorial service at Tembisa Christian Family Church, which was filled with…
Injured foreign national rescued from surf at Humewood Beach disappears after release from hospital In a bizarre twist, a man believed to be the victim of a violent assault after he was found floating in the surf at Humewood Beach, is now…
A vigilant private security officer managed to save a man out of the surf at Humewood beach after having his throat slit during an alleged abduction. The incident occurred at about 8:30pm on Wednesday. The security operative from City…
A group of armed suspects remain empty handed and on the run after a failed attempt at a cash in transit vehicle robbery on Thursday in the Western Cape. According to police‚ the attempted robbery happened about 7.50am in Potsdam Road‚…
The City of Tshwane has raised the alarm about the high rate of teenage pregnancies after its public health facilities recorded nearly 10‚000 deliveries to young moms in two years. “This figure represents a concerning high incidence of…
A 51-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly killed her boyfriend following a dispute over his bonus‚ Eastern Cape police said. Police spokesperson Sgt Majola Nkohli said an argument broke out when the woman confronted the…
A 27-year-old man who failed to appear in court this week has been rearrested after a community member identified him through social media‚ Eastern Cape police said. Police spokesperson Col Priscilla Naidu said Simnikiwe Jimi‚ who was out…
Themba Mnisi‚ one of several people arrested in connection with the recent riots in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng‚ has been remanded in custody pending a bail application. Mnisi‚ 43‚ made a brief appearance at the Vereeniging magistrate’s…
