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Police are investigating a wave of overnight shootings that left seven people dead across three separate incidents in the city. Among the victims was an off-duty police officer gunned down in Browns Farm, near Philippi. According to police reports, the violence began shortly after 8:00 PM on Tuesday with the murder of the 48-year-old officer. […]

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

The Bitou Municipality is in a race against time to avert a total water supply collapse, with its primary storage dam at a critically low level and residents under stringent restrictions. The crisis, which came to a head in early January, has exposed deep divisions between local authorities and the community over preparedness and long-term

A devastating collision between a scholar transport vehicle and a truck yesterday morning near Vanderbijlpark has claimed the lives of 14 people, with several pupils remaining hospitalized in critical condition. Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko confirmed the rising death toll in an interview yesterday evening, stating that the 14th victim was a learner who had

Police have arrested two individuals in connection with the weekend’s mass shooting at the Marikana Informal Settlement in Philippi East, which claimed the lives of eight people and left two others injured. The attack, which authorities believe is linked to an active extortion syndicate in the area, occurred in the early hours of the morning

Growing international demands for accountability over Iran’s naval activities in South African waters have thrust the nation’s foreign policy into a sharp dilemma, balancing historic alliances against escalating Western pressure. The controversy stems from recent joint naval exercises involving the South African and Iranian navies. The international community, galvanized by a resurgent U.S.-led “maximum pressure”

On Saturday, 17 January 2026, police in Kanana arrested two male suspects, both aged 36, for stock theft. The operation involved the Provincial Crime Intelligence Overt Team, Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management, and the Stilfontein #StockTheft and Endangered Species (STES) Unit. Acting on a Crime Intelligence tip-off regarding stolen cattle, police located the

Mkingie Imani Khamis (40) appeared in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Monday, 19 January 2026, charged with possession and dealing in drugs. The arrest followed a police operation on 17 January 2026. Members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) team and the Tshwane Drug Unit searched Khamis’s premises in Gezina, Pretoria. Police discovered

A 31-year-old parolee was arrested at the Standerton Correctional Centre on Sunday, 18 January 2026. The arrest occurred after correctional officials discovered a plastic bag containing dagga and a cellphone hidden inside a packet of instant porridge. The suspect had brought the porridge, among other food items, while visiting an incarcerated friend. He was immediately