Author name: Scott Balson

On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at approximately 07:45, members of #OperationShanela2 arrested three suspects, aged between 30 and 35, in Beulah Court, Ravensmead. The arrests followed information about drug sales at the location. A police search of the premises recovered a consignment of drugs—including tik, mandrax tablets, and cocaine—along with various liquor and beer, and […]

Police arrested two men for possessing explosives on the N1 North Freeway near Musina in the early hours of Tuesday, 13 January 2026. Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) were conducting stop-and-search duties when a red Polo Vivo passed at high speed. Police pursued the vehicle, which stopped near the Petros Truck Depot.

On Monday, 12 January 2026, a 78-year-old man, Tumo Mahlangu from Tebang Village in Makoane, slipped and fell down a cliff while walking on a mountaintop at Mabolela, QwaQwa. He became stuck. At approximately 16:05, Mahlangu used a cellular telephone to contact the Phuthaditjhaba Community Service Centre, initiating a rescue mission. The response involved the

Police have arrested three men, aged 33 to 41, for armed robbery and possession of an unlicensed firearm. The arrests followed an intelligence-driven operation on Sunday, 11 January 2026, by SAPS Namakgale and Lulekani Detectives. Acting on information about wanted armed robbery suspects, the team located and apprehended the men. A suspected stolen cell phone

Police arrested two men for illegal possession and transportation of suspected stolen chrome on Sunday, 11 January 2026. The suspects, aged 36 and 42, were apprehended at approximately 20:30 during a patrol on the R579 road. Acting on information, police located a white Scania horse-and-trailer with Mpumalanga registration and red side tippers. The vehicle matched

49-year-old man was arrested for murder after allegedly accidentally shooting his nephew. Police were called to a local hospital at 23:47 on Sunday, 11 January 2026, following a murder complaint. They found the body of a 22-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim had been brought to the hospital by family

South African Police Service (SAPS) members in Philipstown arrested two men, aged 28 and 36, for suspected livestock theft on Sunday. Police acted on information about individuals selling meat in the Lukhanyisweni area. Upon investigation, they found the suspects in possession of sheep carcasses and unable to account for them. Both suspects were charged with

Police arrested a 29-year-old man in Tabase locality at approximately 22:30 on Saturday, 10 January 2026, for illegal firearm possession. OR Tambo District Task Team members responded to a complaint about a man allegedly discharging a firearm randomly. After locating a suspect matching the description at a local tavern, police searched him and found an

A 42-year-old South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Sergeant, stationed at the Vuwani Military Base, will appear in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 12 January 2026. He faces a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The charge relates to an incident on Friday, 9 January 2026, at approximately 17:15 in

Police have arrested a man for the alleged murder of his 29-year-old brother-in-law. The body was discovered at approximately 04:50 on Sunday, 11 January 2026, near a church at the corner of De Villiers and Church Streets. The victim had fatal stab wounds to the chest and back and was declared dead at the scene.