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The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the hefty sentencing imposed on a 48-year-old man convicted of raping and sexually abusing minors. On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the Groblersdal Regional Court handed down a life term imprisonment sentence for the rape charges, with a further additional eight years for […]

At the Thubalethu housing project, meant to build up to 700 houses, hundreds of units still stand empty and incomplete. Bulk water and electricity still need to be installed by the local and district municipalities. Many houses do not have basic fittings, and others have still not been fully constructed. KwaZulu-Natal housing MEC Siboniso Duma

Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse. That, in a nutshell, is my experience as an attorney who has worked in these courts for the past 30 years. Workloads for court officials are unbearable. There are too few courts. Court buildings are old and inadequate. Security for witnesses, lawyers and the public is

Stalled social housing projects, which together have more than 3,800 housing units, could take years to complete. “It will take us a few years to eradicate the entire list,” director-general of the national human settlements department, Alec Moemie, told Parliament on Wednesday. Out of the 52 projects being managed by the Social Housing Regulatory Authority

 A major development has occurred in the investigation into the murder of 73-year-old Senyora Mofokeng, following the arrest of a suspect by the Arlington Detective Service. The breakthrough came after forensic results from the SAPS Forensic Laboratory provided a positive link between the suspect and the crime scene. The case began on 5 December 2023,

A 57-year-old man is in custody after a multi-unit law enforcement operation uncovered suspected stolen copper cable at a scrap metal yard in Parys. The successful operation was conducted on Wednesday at a premises on King Street. It was a collaborative effort involving the Parys South African Police Service (SAPS), the Welkom Directorate for Priority

A multi-agency operation in the Mangaung Metro led to a significant breakthrough in the fight against smuggling at the G4S Correctional Facility on the morning of Thursday, 20 November 2025. The operation, a collaboration between the Department of Correctional Services and the South African Police Service (SAPS), was launched following received intelligence about contraband activities.

A swift response by the Kwamhlanga Crime Intelligence Unit on Monday, 17 November 2025, led to the recovery of a vehicle hijacked earlier the same day. The incident occurred in the Suncity Albert Luthuli Section. According to police reports, three armed suspects hijacked a white Polo Classic with Mpumalanga registration. The owner of the vehicle,

A case of possession of suspected stolen and abandoned firearms is under investigation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Pienaar, following a dramatic incident on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, that led to the recovery of three rifles and ammunition. The operation began when police received intelligence about a group of individuals allegedly transporting

The Pixley Ka Seme District Management has welcomed a ten-year prison sentence handed down by the Hopetown Regional Court on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. Bernard van Heerden (24) was sentenced for the murder of his 47-year-old stepfather. The fatal incident occurred in the Plakkerskamp area of Strydenburg on Saturday, 25 January 2025. According to the