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Mqanduli police are appealing for information to trace a suspect following the fatal shooting of a 71-year-old woman. The incident occurred at a house on Mankuntywana Street, Makhenkesi Township, on Saturday, January 17, between 19:00 and 20:00. Police report that an unknown man entered the home, went to the victim’s bedroom, and shot her in […]

A 43-year-old man has been rescued following an intelligence-driven operation led by Johannesburg District Commissioner, Major General Nhlanhla Kubheka. On 09 January 2026, the victim was travelling with his wife towards Booysens when they were accosted by four armed men in a Toyota Quantum. The victim was forced into the suspects’ vehicle, which sped off,

Police are searching for three armed suspects following a house robbery on a farm on Sunday, 18 January 2026, at approximately 17:55. A 56-year-old farmer was ambushed upon arriving home in his white Toyota bakkie. Three unknown males, armed with a firearm, a knife, and a wooden stick, assaulted him and forced him into the

Two foreign male nationals, aged 29 and 42, will appear in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19 January 2026. They face charges of business burglary and possession of suspected stolen property. The burglary occurred at a local Musina hardware store on Monday, 12 January 2026. The premises were locked that evening and found in

A 20-year-old male suspect was arrested on Saturday, 17 January 2026, in the Moletlane policing area for two fraud cases. The suspect allegedly defrauded two pensioners of their pension money at a retail outlet in Moletlane Plaza earlier this month. Following the report, Lebowakgomo police and Moletlane Detectives conducted an intelligence-driven operation. The suspect was

Police have arrested two foreign nationals, aged 26 and 29, for a triple murder committed in Meqheleng on the night of Friday, 16 January 2026. An intelligence-led, multidisciplinary police operation resulted in the arrests within 24 hours of the incident. One suspect was intercepted at a taxi rank while attempting to flee to a neighbouring

Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, the Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, has ordered Motetema police to use all available resources to apprehend suspects in a fatal tavern shooting. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, 17 January 2026, in Manapyane village, Motetema policing area, Sekhukhune District. Preliminary reports state three armed male suspects

Two suspects, aged 24 and 29, will appear in the Seshego Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19 January 2026, for a murder in Mohodi Madikana under the Mogwadi policing area. On Monday, 22 September 2025, at approximately 21:00, police responded to a tip-off about a murder at a residence in Mohodi village. They found the victim

On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Clanwilliam Magistrates’ Court sentenced 40-year-old Shaun Titus to 10 years’ imprisonment, with two years suspended for five years, for dealing in drugs under Act 140/1992 5(b). The offence occurred on 20 December 2021 at 14:50 in Citrusdal. Members of the West Coast District Rural Flying Squad observed a person

A 22-year-old suspect is in police custody after the Maitland Flying Squad recovered a hijacked vehicle and found illegal firearms in Nyanga on Saturday evening, 17 January 2026. While recovering a different hijacked vehicle in the Lloyds area, officers spotted a passing Toyota Hilux. Its registration number matched details from a general broadcast about a