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A multi-disciplinary police operation has resulted in the arrest of three suspects linked to a recent kidnapping and armed robbery in Whittlesea. The successful operation was conducted by Komani Crime Intelligence in collaboration with members of the Whittlesea SAPS, Gqeberha Tactical Response Team (TRT), the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks), the Komani K9 Unit, […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have forcefully dismissed the possibility of their leader, Julius Malema, serving jail time after his recent conviction on firearm discharge charges, labelling the legal proceedings a “political witch hunt” and vowing to fight the verdict “all the way to the constitutional court.” Malema was found guilty on Wednesday in an

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has publicly confirmed that a major police investigation into alleged municipal contract fraud, which saw raids on 26 premises this week, was initiated after the city itself uncovered and reported the suspected wrongdoing. The raids, conducted over the past two days by the police’s Commercial Crimes Investigation Unit, targeted premises

A high-level government delegation, led by Deputy President Paul Mashatile, has promised urgent intervention to address decades-old service delivery failures in the Eastern Cape, a visit that came directly after residents’ protests included the blockading of a major national road. The delegation, which included Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and Water and Sanitation official David Mbo,

In a stark address to the continent’s top financial authorities, South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana issued a urgent call for African nations to radically reshape how they fund their health sectors, demanding a move away from volatile external aid and toward self-reliant financing. The minister was speaking at the 8th Session of the African

A 24-year-old foreign national is set to appear in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court today, Wednesday, 01 October 2025, after a significant drug bust by the South African Police Service (SAPS). The arrest was made on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, by members of the SAPS Florida and West Rand K9 units. The operation led them to

A 33-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in the Brits Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, on a charge of rape. The accused is expected to make a second appearance before the same court on Wednesday, 08 October 2025, for a formal bail application. According to the case details, the man

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has been found guilty on five counts relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm and discharging it in public, a verdict he has vowed to challenge all the way to the Constitutional Court. The East London Magistrate’s Court delivered the guilty verdict on Monday, stemming from an

In a direct appeal to national government, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has formally requested that cell phone signals be blocked inside Pollsmoor Prison, citing alarming reports that incarcerated gangsters are using mobile devices to coordinate extortion and other serious crimes from their cells. The Mayor confirmed he has written to the national Correctional Services

The African National Congress (ANC) is demanding that the City of Cape Town’s Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) be opened to the public, arguing that residents need to see for themselves the “rot” within the DA-run municipality. The call comes as the South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed its Commercial Crimes Unit is investigating individuals