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The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga, Major General (Dr) Zeph Mkhwanazi, has called for stricter penalties against police officers who commit crimes while on duty. “We cannot have criminals within our ranks who hide behind the badge. Those who undermine our efforts to combat crime must be exposed, […]

A 36-year-old stepfather has been sentenced to two life terms of imprisonment for the rape and sexual assault of his 15-year-old stepson, a conviction the Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo has commended. The Groblersdal Regional Court handed down the sentence on Tuesday, 24 March 2026. The accused was found guilty of two counts of

South Africa has urged restraint, diplomacy, and respect for international law in response to the ongoing Middle East conflict, following joint United States and Israeli strikes on Iran late last month. The South African government has opposed the imposition of war on Iran, describing it as a violation of international law with no basis. While

Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a 21-year-old suspect in the KwaDabeka area for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. Preliminary investigations have linked the suspect to an attempted murder case that occurred on March 17, 2026, on Thulani Masango Road in KwaDabeka. On March 23, 2026, police acting on intelligence regarding a suspect in

A 48-year-old man from Roodepan was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for the rape of an 11-year-old girl on Christmas Day in 2024. The incident occurred at approximately 18:00 on Wednesday, 25 December 2024, when the victim was walking home. The accused accosted her in the street and forcibly dragged her into a nearby shack.

A 24-year-old man from Kakamas has been found guilty and sentenced in the Kakamas Regional Court for assaulting his two-year-old child. The court handed down a five-year prison sentence, wholly suspended for five years. The accused faced a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). The case was registered at the

 The Lebowakgomo Regional Court has sentenced Ntsiri Justice Mashiane (34) to an effective 20 years in prison for his role in a violent business robbery in Malipsdrift on September 4, 2022. Mashiane was found guilty of robbery with aggravating circumstances, attempted murder, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and malicious injury to property.

Mohanoe Jantjie Tshabalala has been sentenced to 15 years of direct imprisonment for the rape of a 35-year-old woman from Mautse. The sentence was delivered on 20 March 2026 in the Ficksburg Regional Court. The case was investigated by Detective Warrant Officer Sibongile Valashiya of the Bethlehem Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS)

Twelve senior South African Police Service (SAPS) officers and a company director have been arrested in connection with the alleged irregular awarding of a R360-million tender to Medicare24 for health services in the Tshwane District. The arrests were carried out by the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC). The tender was reportedly

Gauteng Department of Basic Education spokesperson Steve Mabona has described the recent fatal stabbings of two learners as “absolutely heartbreaking,” with communities in Lenasia and Johannesburg gripped by grief and fear following the violent deaths just days apart. The latest incident involved a matric (Grade 12) pupil from Daleview Secondary School in Lenasia, who was