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Heavy rain, hailstorms, and strong winds have swept across all four districts of North West province, damaging dozens of homes, uprooting trees, and disrupting electricity supply as residents begin picking up the pieces. In Rustenburg local municipality, flooding left several houses waterlocked in Seraleng and Ramochana. Thirty-three houses were damaged by a windstorm in Mamerotse […]

KAYAMANDI, Stellenbosch – At least 10 homes have been washed away in Kayamandi following heavy weekend rains that triggered flash flooding, with the Enkanini informal settlement among the hardest-hit areas. Residents are still counting their losses days later, even as the sun returned on Wednesday. Washed-away roads have left access routes completely cut off. “Homes were

Police have arrested a 23-year-old male suspect in connection with the alleged murder of his 30-year-old female next-door neighbour. According to police reports, the half-naked body of the victim was discovered in the bush on Monday, 20 April 2026. She was found by local women who were collecting firewood. The women alerted members of the

Members of the Parkweg Bike Squad arrested two foreign nationals on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, following the discovery of khat plants with an estimated street value of R15,000. At approximately 12:30, Parkweg Bike Squad Relief A was conducting stop-and-search operations on Power Street in the CBD. Officers observed a foreign national carrying a large black

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Eldorado Park has confirmed the sentencing of an individual convicted of murder following an incident at a Freedom Park tavern. According to SAPS, the incident took place in the early hours of Friday, 2 April 2021, at approximately 00:30. A 29-year-old male victim was socializing with his girlfriend

On Tuesday afternoon, 21 April 2026, at approximately 12:45, members of the Makhaza Anti-Hijacking Team were alerted to a delivery vehicle hijacking in the Makhaza area. The members mobilized and recovered the vehicle at Nxaruni Street, J-Section, Khayelitsha. The driver and passenger were present at the scene. The victims reported that the suspects had transferred

A 35-year-old male was arrested on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, on charges of attempted murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm, and illegal possession of ammunition. The incident occurred at approximately 08:30 in Avonwood, Elsies River. Members of the Maitland Flying Squad responded to a complaint of a shooting in progress. Upon arrival, community members directed

The Fraserburg Regional Court sentenced Gert Johannes, 32, of Fraserburg, to 22 years of direct imprisonment on 20 April 2026 for the murder of his girlfriend. The court also declared Johannes unfit to possess a firearm. Court evidence established that on Saturday, 12 April 2025, Johannes initiated an argument with the victim and stabbed her,

Police in the Sekhukhune District recovered two illegal firearms and ammunition during an operation on Monday, 20 April 2026. Members attached to Masemola SAPS, supported by the Nebo Jane Furse Tracking Team and Sekhukhune Flying Squad, conducted the operation at Ga-Masemola, Thabampye village. The operation led to the recovery of a shotgun loaded with eight

A joint operation targeting essential infrastructure theft and drug dealing at the Southern Landfill Site in the Kagisanong Police Station area, Mangaung Metro, resulted in the arrest of ten suspects on Monday, 20 April 2026. The operation, conducted as part of #OperationShanela II, involved members of the Bloemfontein K9 Unit alongside private security personnel from