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Fatal Shooting in Verulam: Man Found Dead on School Road

KZNVIP Response Teams responded to a fatal shooting incident on School Road in Parkgate, Verulam, on Saturday evening, following reports from residents who heard multiple gunshots. While on patrol, KZNVIP officers discovered the lifeless body of an African male lying on School Road with multiple gunshot wounds to the head. The area was immediately secured

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Man Critically Injured in Dog Attack on Centurion Smallholding

On Saturday morning at approximately 10h23, our Centurion crew responded to a dog attack incident on a smallholding in Knoppieslaagte, Centurion. A man in his twenties sustained multiple serious injuries after being attacked by four dogs. The exact circumstances leading up to the incident remain unclear. The victim, a freelance worker, was reportedly performing tasks

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Multidisciplinary Task Team Apprehends Suspected House Robbers

A proactive multi-agency operation has led to the arrest of two men believed to be responsible for a series of house robberies in the Sinoville policing area. The breakthrough comes after the Sinoville SAPS established a specialized task team to directly address the spike in housebreaking incidents. This multidisciplinary unit includes members from both detective

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EFF Marches on Constitutional Court, Demands Release of Long-Awaited Phala Phala Judgment

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) led a protest to the steps of the Constitutional Court yesterday morning, intensifying its campaign to pressure the judiciary into releasing a judgment concerning President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Phala Phala farm matter. The demonstration, which began with a gathering at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, saw protesters march to

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Fort Hare’s cattle projects were supposed to help Eastern Cape farmers. Instead they are a lesson in bad governance

The University of Fort Hare was selected by the Industrial Development Corporation to implement a project to strengthen the Nguni cattle bloodline in the Eastern Cape. The university bred these hardy, fertile cattle on Honeydale farm, which it owns, and distributed them to Eastern Cape farms. But a forensic investigation, commissioned by the vice-chancellor, paints

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More than R200-million spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities

In the past year, GroundUp and the Limpopo Mirror have reported on a string of sports complexes and stadiums, each built for tens of millions of rands, but never completed or used. Several have been left to fall into ruin. Together, the projects have cost municipalities more than R200-million and have not served their communities.

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Two Arrested Following Armed Robbery at Free State Shop

The Thabo Mofutsanyana District Executive Detective Team has arrested two suspects in their twenties in connection with a business robbery that took place on Tuesday. The incident occurred on November 25, 2025, at approximately 16:45. According to police reports, a foreign shopkeeper was seated behind the counter of his store when two young men entered,

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