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Three people were shot dead and two others injured in a violent attack in New Crossroads, near Nyanga, on the Cape Flats last night. The incident marks yet another mass shooting in Cape Town, where more than 20 people have been killed in similar attacks in recent weeks. According to police reports, the South African […]

Frustrated residents of Silobela, Carolina, took to the streets on Wednesday, blocking roads with burning tires and debris to protest against prolonged electricity cuts they blame on the Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality. The protesters allege that the municipality has disconnected their power without explanation and ignored repeated pleas for intervention. Community members claim they submitted

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not vote in favour of a joint report by the parliamentary Portfolio Committees on Police and Agriculture on the situation surrounding farm attacks today. The report was intended to address a petition calling for Parliament to investigate farm murders and attacks on the farming community. The few positive

Detectives from Kwanonqaba are actively pursuing multiple leads in the investigation of a fatal shooting that claimed the lives of two men in Asla Park on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 21:00 on 16 July 2025 at Umtata Crescent. According to preliminary police reports, officers responded to reports of gunfire in an open

A 52-year-old man was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) unit in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, following the discovery of drugs worth an estimated R1 million in his possession. The arrest took place in the Brixton area after Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officers stopped a white Chevrolet during a

A coordinated operation by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) led to the arrest of four suspects, including two for attempted bribery, following a major dagga bust at the Middelburg Toll Plaza on Tuesday afternoon. Acting on intelligence, a team comprising the Middelburg Flying Squad, Middelburg K9 Unit, and Provincial Counter Intelligence intercepted

 A joint effort between the Siqalo community and Gugulethu SAPS resulted in the arrest of two men for extortion on Wednesday, 16 July 2025. The suspects, aged 19 and 25, were detained following complaints from local business owners about protection fee demands. According to authorities, frustrated business operators alerted police after receiving threatening letters demanding

The Kakamas Regional Court has convicted 29-year-old Johannes Gabaya for the murder of Bolokang Matlhole (24), delivering a sentence of 25 years’ direct imprisonment. The tragic incident occurred on 10 December 2023, when Gabaya visited Matlhole at his residence, where the deceased was with his girlfriend. An argument broke out between the two men, escalating

The Director of Muscle Mecca Shop in Secunda, Rianne Janse van Rensburg (32), was released on R5,000 bail today after appearing in the Evander District Court alongside his two employees. The trio faces charges related to the illegal sale of controlled medicine without a valid license. Van Rensburg’s employees, Paul Stephen Corbitt and Marco Rodolph

Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Wilderness Foundation Africa and the Indalo Association are challenging government approval of the 25-turbine Albany Wind Energy Facility near Makhanda. They claim the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment made unlawful and irrational decisions, including approving the project without final turbine layouts and an environmental management programme for its operation.