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A brazen daytime shooting outside the Booysens Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday left two people dead and three wounded, sparking urgent calls for a review of security at court facilities nationwide. The attack occurred just after 2:30 p.m. as a group was leaving the court building. According to police, three gunmen, armed with firearms, gained access […]

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

A 35-year-old man was arrested on the night of 18 January 2026 after police found him in possession of an unlicensed firearm. Members of the Eldorado Park Crime Prevention Unit made the arrest while responding to a complaint of a person discharging a firearm at the Slovo Park Informal Settlement. Upon arrival, officers searched the

Police have rescued a 72-year-old female farmer and arrested two suspects following a violent attack and kidnapping in the Bultfontein area. The incident began on Friday afternoon. According to police, the victim was allegedly assaulted at her farm by a 33-year-old former employee, who reportedly struck her with a garden spade, rendering her unconscious. The

A 34-year-old suspect, Gift Nyathi, appeared before the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19 January 2026, on charges of attempted rape and robbery. Nyathi was arrested on Sunday, 18 January 2026, in Musina Town. The arrest was the result of an intelligence-led operation involving Musina Crime Intelligence, the Musina Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual

Namakgale police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a house robbery and business burglary in Tlapeng Village on Sunday, 18 January 2026. The incident occurred at approximately 02:00. The suspect allegedly entered a residential property, confronted a 40-year-old woman while armed with a wooden stick and a broken beer bottle, demanded money, and

A swift investigative response by the Kimberley SAPS Task Team led to the arrest of two male suspects mere hours after a business robbery was reported in the De Beers area of Kimberley. The incident occurred during the early hours of Monday morning, 19 January 2026, at a business establishment in De Beers. Following the

 A shooting at the main entrance of the Booysens Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning left two people dead and three injured. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30. According to police, five people were shot. Two victims were declared dead at the scene. The three wounded were taken to a hospital. Preliminary information indicates the group