A 22-year-old man died on Saturday evening, 11 January 2026, after an explosion in his yard in Promosa. He was reportedly cutting metal pieces with an electric grinder for recycling purposes when the blast occurred. Police were notified after the man was found unresponsive with multiple wounds. He was declared dead on arrival at Promosa […]
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On Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 21:00, police attached to Operation Shanela II arrested a 51-year-old man in the Harare policing precinct. Acting on received information, members searched a premises and found a 9mm firearm with three rounds of ammunition. The suspect was arrested for possession of a firearm and ammunition. He will appear in
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David Mashudu Netsitungulu (48) appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 15 January 2026, charged with theft and fraud. The Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund alleges that between January 2016 and December 2020, Netsitungulu, a since-disbarred attorney, lodged Road Accident Fund (RAF) claims for eleven victims. The RAF paid approximately R15 million into his firm’s
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On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, members of the Tactical Response Team engaged in a fatal shooting with a suspect following a vehicle pursuit in the Tombo Administrative Area. The team, acting on information about a person with a firearm, located the suspect’s vehicle on the R61 towards Mthatha at approximately 19:15. After attempts to stop
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Phuti Katlego Kgosana (30) appeared today in the Mogodi Periodical Court for a murder committed in Mohodi Madikana. The case relates to an incident on Monday, 22 September 2025, at approximately 21:00. Police, acting on a tip-off, found a man with a gunshot wound at his Mohodi village residence. He was pronounced dead at the
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Butterworth police have arrested four suspects, aged between 23 and 27, for a business burglary. The operation began with the arrest of two suspects at Skiti Squatter Camp on 06 January 2026. No stolen property was recovered at that time. They appeared at the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on 07 January 2026 and were remanded. Following
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A 44-year-old woman died after being swept away by a strong current while crossing a stream at Msholozi on 14 January 2026 at approximately 21:00. The deceased, Esther Amina Mathenjwa, was the first of a group to attempt the crossing. Witnesses stated her bucket, used for selling vetkoek at a local school, was swept away
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Persistent, torrential rainfall continues to batter the Giyani area, causing severe flooding that has stranded motorists, disrupted livelihoods, and forced emergency helicopter rescues in at least one village. The situation remains critical, with a Level 10 weather warning in effect and no immediate end to the downpour in sight. A key road linking the towns
Police are searching for a body after discovering an amputated human limb in Thaba Bosiu Village. On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at 15:00, Namahadi Vispol’s Crime Prevention Unit responded to a tip about a discovery near the local bus stop. At the scene, a passer-by led officers to an open field where he had found
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With crucial local government elections approaching, a public rift between Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen and former party finance chairperson Dr. Dion George has thrown the official opposition into turmoil, prompting a stark warning from a former party stalwart. The conflict erupted into the open following Dr. George’s resignation from his position as the
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