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Two Zimbabwean nationals have been remanded in custody after appearing in the Mkhondo Magistrate’s Court today on charges of dealing in dagga and illegal immigration. Tinashe Chitsamba (40) and Oscar Mutsetemari (45) were arrested on Wednesday, 04 December 2025, at approximately 20:35 on the N2 highway near Mahamba. According to police reports, officers from Mahamba […]

The Scottburgh Regional Court has sentenced 58-year-old Siyabonga Nicholas Jali to life imprisonment for the repeated rape of a 13-year-old girl in the Mthwalume area. The sentence was handed down on 01 December 2025, following several court appearances by the accused. According to evidence presented in court, the offences date back to 2021. The case

The Free State police have welcomed the severe sentences handed down by the Henneman Regional Court to two members of the notorious “TDK” gang for a violent 2020 home invasion that resulted in murder, attempted rape, and robbery. Lebogang Chaka (25) and Karabo Masilo (24) were sentenced to multiple life terms plus decades in prison

In a targeted intelligence operation, the OR Tambo District Task Team arrested a 37-year-old woman for the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition in the Nxothwe locality on Wednesday, 03 December 2025. Acting on a search warrant, members of the task team descended on an identified homestead. During a subsequent search of the woman,

A recent conviction and sentencing have underscored the relentless efforts of specialised police units in combating gender-based violence. The Parkweg Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit has secured a life imprisonment sentence for a perpetrator in a rape case dating back to August 2022. The incident occurred on 28 August 2022 near

In a pre-dawn intelligence-led operation on Thursday, 04 December 2025, police arrested a 49-year-old man and seized a cache of three unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The operation was conducted jointly by the Ulundi Tactical Response Team and the King Cetshwayo District Task Team in the Oshayanyawo area, under the Ekombe policing precinct. A subsequent search

 In a breakthrough for a long-running investigation, the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit has arrested a 40-year-old man accused of murdering a police official and evading capture since June 2023. Sankelo Anele Ndabezitha was traced and apprehended in Orange Farm, Johannesburg, on Tuesday, 2 December 2025, following an extensive nationwide search. His arrest concludes

In a targeted operation, members of the Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Narcotics Unit intercepted a significant drug shipment on the N12 highway in George on Friday. The operation was launched after investigators received credible intelligence regarding a truck, travelling from Johannesburg to George, suspected of carrying narcotics. Acting on this information, officers identified and stopped

A targeted police operation in the Lingelethu West policing precinct on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, led to the seizure of illicit liquor and the dismantling of an illegal alcohol manufacturing plant. The operation commenced with a roadblock conducted by Lingelethu West SAPS members on Spine Road in Khayelitsha. During the stop, officers searched a silver

On 2 December, our control centre received a panic signal from a client in Constantiapark. Our armed response unit was immediately dispatched, and upon arrival it was confirmed that a house robbery had taken place. The suspects had already fled the scene in an unknown vehicle. Later, during a routine patrol in Garsfontein X10, one