On Friday, 19 December 2025, the Witbank South African Police Service (SAPS) seized a large quantity of illicit cigarettes valued at approximately R1.3 million. Three foreign nationals from Bangladesh were arrested in connection with the seizure. Source
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Thursday, 18 December 2025, the Tactical Response Team arrested a man for the illegal possession of firearms in the OR Tambo District. The operation, which took place at Nomcamba locality within the Ezinduneni Administrative Area, resulted in the arrest of a male suspect. He was found to be in possession of illegal firearms including two
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On Friday, 19 December 2025, the Free State Serious and Violent Crimes Unit and the Fezile Dabi Trio Task Team arrested two males for drug possession in Sasolburg. Law enforcement confiscated 100 Mandrax tablets, 1050 Nyaope units, and two large blocks of crystal meth. The estimated street value of the seized drugs is R50,000.
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On 19 December 2025, a 49-year-old building caretaker was arrested in Yeoville for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The arrest followed a crime intelligence-driven operation by the Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Tracing team and the Anti-Gang Unit. Officers searched a building on George Street and recovered two pistols, one rifle, one hunting rifle, and
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The Public Order Police Unit Bloemfontein arrested two individuals and seized narcotics during a raid on a drug post in the Mangaung Metro. The operation, part of Safer Festive Season activities, targeted the corner of Hillcrest and De Vries Streets. Police confiscated Mandrax tablets, crushed Rock, and cash believed to be proceeds from drug sales.
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The Middelburg High Court sentenced Mthunzi Gifties Nkabinde, 44, to three life imprisonment terms on Monday, 15 December 2025. Nkabinde was convicted for the murders of his father-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law. The crimes occurred on Saturday, 09 April 2022, in Emzinoni Township, Bethal. His conviction followed an appearance in the Bethal Magistrate’s Court in 2022.
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On a night in November, Claremont resident Claudette Abrahams woke to the smell of fire – two palm trees alongside her block on Antoinette Street were alight. “We had no water in the block, so they just burned. In previous years we’ve had fires inside the block that did more damage than they would have
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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has called for heightened vigilance as above-normal rainfall and thunderstorms are expected during the festive season. According to current weather forecasts, above-normal rainfall is expected across the central and eastern parts of South Africa, accompanied by warm to cool conditions across the country. The Highveld is
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The Department of Transport’s mid-term festive season preliminary road safety report shows a decline in road fatalities compared to the same period last year, with 113 lives saved. “The number of fatal crashes last year this time was 545, compared to the 431 we have seen this year. The fatal crashes took 638 lives last
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Ficksburg police have arrested a 40-year-old woman from Meqheleng Township for the alleged murder of her two minor children. A report made on 17 December 2025 initially claimed the children, a boy and a girl aged between three and five, died after buying snacks from a local tuckshop. Investigation on 18 December 2025 found this
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