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Police in Lebowakgomo, Capricorn District, have arrested a male suspect for the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in Thokgoaneng village. According to police reports, the incident came to light in the early hours of Tuesday, 02 March 2026, at approximately 03:00. The victim’s mother reportedly discovered her boyfriend kneeling next to the bed where […]

Police have opened a murder docket following the death of three men who were allegedly killed by community members on Thursday evening. According to a police statement, the incident occurred on 05 March 2026 at approximately 18:00. Officers were conducting routine patrols when they were approached by a community member near Vreisgewaagth in Kwaggafontein E.

The Gauteng Anti-Gang Unit arrested a 31-year-old man and recovered three unlicensed firearms during an operation in Germiston on Thursday, 5 March 2026. According to police, members of the unit were conducting patrols in the areas of Reiger Park and Germiston when they observed approximately seven men fleeing upon noticing the police vehicle. Officers pursued

  Members of the Welkom Anti-Gang Unit have arrested three individuals on charges of drug possession during a crime prevention operation in Harrismith on Friday, 6 March 2026. According to police reports, the operation was initiated based on community information indicating that suspects were dealing drugs at business premises and on the streets in the

Dr. Jean Redpath, a senior researcher at the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape, has expressed deep concern over Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration within the South African Police Service (SAPS), stating that its outcome will be “no good” regardless of the direction it takes. The committee

City Power is stepping up efforts to combat electricity theft in the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD), targeting illegal connections and meter bypassing prevalent in hijacked buildings. The utility’s Revenue Protection Unit, in collaboration with law enforcement, conducted operations in two buildings on the day in question. At one of the sites in Doornfontein, officials

South Africa’s National Treasury has advised 15 struggling municipalities to appoint Eskom as their agent to handle electricity distribution on their behalf. This intervention follows the municipalities’ non-compliance with the conditions of the National Treasury’s municipal debt relief program, aimed at addressing escalating debts owed to Eskom. Energy analyst Professor Sampson Mamphweli provided insights into

The Polokwane High Court has sentenced 48-year-old Nathaniel Molatelo Mokgehle to 20 years of direct imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend, Mokgadi Julia Mohlaela (41). Mokgehle, a resident of Sekonye Village in the Botlokwa policing area, was also handed a six-month sentence for malicious damage to property. The court ordered the sentences to run

Police have initiated a murder investigation following a tragic incident at the Modder River in N Section that resulted in the deaths of a 30-year-old man and a one-year-old infant. According to police reports, the incident began on Monday, 23 February 2026, at approximately 12:50. It is alleged that a 30-year-old male resident of N

A 48-year-old foreign national male was arrested on 5 February 2026 at approximately 13:00 for the possession of Mandrax tablets. Police confirmed that the suspect is also linked to a separate case involving rape, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH), and kidnapping. According to the investigating officer, the additional charges stem from