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The Mhluzi Police have opened a murder investigation following a fatal stabbing at a local school on Tuesday, 20 January 2026. The incident occurred during a school break when three male learners went to the rear of the school premises. Preliminary police reports indicate an argument broke out among them, escalating into a physical confrontation. […]

In a targeted operation on Tuesday, joint law enforcement teams conducted a raid in the Vrygrond area as part of ongoing efforts to combat gang violence and shootings. The operation, led by the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team and the Counterfeit and Illicit Foods Policing Team, was intelligence-driven. Members searched a premises on Beach Road, Vrygrond,

A suspect remains at large after abandoning a vehicle loaded with illicit cigarettes during a police operation in the Waterberg district on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off from a reliable source, members of the Waterberg Flying Squad conducted an operation along the Percy Five road. The intelligence indicated a grey Toyota Hilux was suspected of

Police in Maake have initiated a manhunt for unknown suspect(s) following the discovery of a murdered woman in Metz Village this past weekend. The incident came to light on Saturday, 17 January 2026, at approximately 21:00, when police were alerted to a deceased person at a residential house in the village. Officers immediately responded to

A 29-year-old West African national is in custody after a targeted operation by specialised police units led to a significant drug bust on Tuesday, 20 January 2026. Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Drugs and Firearms Unit, in conjunction with the Provincial Illicit and Counterfeit Unit, acted on intelligence about a drug dealer operating in the

The Mtubatuba Regional Court sentenced 46-year-old Musawenkosi Lucky Menyuka to 18 years’ imprisonment on Tuesday, 20 January 2026, for murder. Menyuka was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, 25-year-old Thembelihle Nxumalo, on 17 February 2020. Nxumalo was reported missing that day. Her body was found later in the Oweni area with multiple stab wounds. Menyuka, a

A coordinated police operation in Hartenbos resulted in the seizure of two unlicensed firearms and the arrest of two men on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The operation began around 6:00 PM when members of the Da Gamaskop police, acting on intelligence, arrested a man found in possession of an unlicensed .22 rifle. Investigators then followed

On Monday evening, 19 January 2026, police arrested two women for drug possession in Khayelitsha. Members of the Makhaza Crime Prevention Unit acted on received information and searched a premises in SST Block, Town Two. During the search, they discovered 160 mandrax tablets and two bags of dagga. The two adult females were arrested at

Mitchell’s Plain police seized an illegal firearm and made one arrest during a search on Monday. Members of the Mitchell’s Plain SAPS conducted an operation at a premises in Lincoln Street, Beacon Valley. They confiscated a 9mm pistol with ammunition found inside the house. A 20-year-old male was arrested for the illegal possession of the

In a crime prevention operation during the early hours of this morning, members of the Ficksburg Visible Policing Unit intercepted a vehicle and uncovered a cache of illicit goods. The operation took place at approximately 02:15 on Einde Street, near a filling station, where police pulled over a white Toyota Alphard. A search of the