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The name of a 33-year-old man from Pofadder has been formally entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders following his conviction for sexual assault in the Regional Court in Pofadder on Wednesday, 11 February 2026. The conviction stems from an incident that occurred on Monday, 24 June 2024. According to court proceedings, at approximately […]

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has commended multidisciplinary law enforcement teams for the arrest of five suspects believed to be involved in a string of armed robberies. According to police reports, members received intelligence regarding suspects who had reportedly committed a robbery at Ga-Manamela village before fleeing the scene.

The OR Tambo District Commissioner, Major General Norman Modishana, has welcomed the sentencing of 36-year-old Vuyo Tyeni to 18 years in prison for the rape of an eight-year-old boy. The Mthatha Regional Court handed down the sentence on Thursday, 12 February 2026. The court heard that the incident occurred in April 2024 at the Phase

The OR Tambo District Commissioner, Major General Norman Modishana, has welcomed the 15-year direct imprisonment sentence imposed on a 28-year-old man for rape. The Mthatha Regional Court handed down the sentence on Tuesday, 10 February 2026. The court found the accused, a resident of Waterfall Park in Mthatha, guilty of raping a 30-year-old woman on

A 30-year-old suspect has been arrested for the murder of a businessman and whistle-blower in Gauteng in 2022. Minehle Mthembu was arrested in Mtubatuba on 10 February 2026. He is wanted for conspiracy to commit murder and the murder of Marumo Eric Phenya. Phenya was shot and killed in Roodepoort on 17 October 2022 after

In the wake of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA), Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Dr. Mmusi Maimane delivered a sharp critique of the administration’s economic record, arguing that the country’s failure to achieve meaningful growth stems from deep-seated issues of safety and political impunity. Speaking shortly after the President’s

ActionSA’s Athol Trollip offered a measured but pointed assessment of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening, acknowledging the speech was “better than expected” while accusing the President of failing to take accountability for the decay of local government. Speaking to journalists immediately following the address at the Cape

African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) leader Reverend Kenneth Meshoe has cautiously welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s commitment to prioritising organised crime following the release of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) for 2026, but warned that public confidence in the justice system will not be restored until the so-called “pala pala shadow” is addressed. Speaking

IFP Spokesperson Welcomes Presidential Interventions on Crime, Water Crisis and Illegal Immigration Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) National Spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa has described President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) as delivering a “very balanced account” of South Africa’s current trajectory, praising the Government of National Unity’s first year in power while warning

Economic Freedom Fighters leader says President lacks capacity to govern, accuses him of rehashing old promises Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema delivered a blistering assessment of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, offering rare praise for the deployment of the South African National Defence Force while dismissing the remainder