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 A coordinated intelligence-driven operation by multiple law enforcement units led to the interception of a suspected follow-home robbery gang in Centurion on Wednesday, 25 February 2026. According to police reports, members from SAPS Counter-Intelligence, the Gauteng Tracking Team (TRT), Gauteng Traffic Police Airwing, Provincial Tracking Team 2, CAP Specialised Operations, Tracker Connect, and Wierdabrug SAPS […]

A 37-year-old man has been convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison for the rape of his 24-year-old sister in a case that spanned seven years in court. The Phuthaditjhaba Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit, in collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), secured the conviction in the Phuthaditjhaba Regional

A 36-year-old man was arrested on Thursday evening after police discovered an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in his possession during an intelligence-driven patrol in Wesbank. According to police, members deployed in the Mfuleni policing precinct were conducting patrols in Wesbank as part of a self-initiated operation. The operation followed up on intelligence gathered from a

 The Frances Baard District Illicit Mining Task Team arrested three suspects on Thursday, 26 February 2026, for possession of suspected stolen property following an intelligence-driven operation. The suspects, aged between 30 and 34, were apprehended in Seleke Street, Galeshewe. According to police reports, the task team acted on information regarding three men allegedly attempting to

A collaborative police operation has resulted in the arrest of a 29-year-old woman in connection with a house robbery that took place in Madibeng Hills over the weekend. Law enforcement agencies recovered stolen goods and unlicensed firearms during the tactical intervention. According to police reports, the incident began in the early hours of Sunday, 22

 Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) K9 Unit from Soshanguve have arrested four suspects following the discovery of an illegal gold refining operation on a plot in Bultfontein. According to police reports, officers acted on information received from an informant on Thursday, 26 February 2026. The intelligence led them to the property, where

The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team has arrested a 30-year-old woman on 205 counts of fraud, money laundering, and theft following an alleged banking detail scam that cost her employer over R1 million. Amy Mellisa Van Heerden was taken into custody on Thursday, 26 February 2026. It is alleged that Van Heerden, while employed

A 41-year-old convicted Bulgarian drug trafficker was arrested on Friday morning at his home by the South African Police Service’s National Intervention Unit (NIU). Stanislav Stamenov was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment in Romania in 2009 for his role in a large organized criminal group involved in trafficking heroin into the country. He fled Romania

The Gqeberha High Court has sentenced serial rapist Lonwabo Ndwe (33) to life in prison following his conviction on multiple charges, including rape, kidnapping, and robbery. The sentence was handed down on Thursday, 26 February 2026. Nelson Mandela Bay District Commissioner, Major General Vuyisile Ncata, has welcomed the sentencing, which pertains to crimes committed in

A 63-year-old man was arrested in Ngqeleni on Wednesday for the unlawful possession of a suspected stolen motor vehicle, South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed. The arrest took place at approximately 11:55 on 25 February 2026. Members of the Ngqeleni SAPS were conducting routine patrols in the Central Business District (CBD) when they identified a