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Four suspects were fatally wounded in a shootout with police in Riverlea, south of Johannesburg, following a business robbery in the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD). According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), a crime intelligence-led operation was conducted on Sunday, 13 July 2025, after a robbery at a local shop. A multidisciplinary team, […]

Advocate Paul Hoffman, director of Accountability Now, has dismissed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest anti-corruption announcement as “both late and utterly underwhelming,” arguing that it fails to address systemic flaws in South Africa’s criminal justice system. Hoffman, speaking via video link during a televised interview, criticized the president’s reliance on yet another commission of inquiry, stating

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have sharply criticized President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on “special leave” amid allegations of ties to criminal syndicates, calling the move “cowardly” and “disrespectful” to South Africans. EFF National Spokesperson Sinawo Thambo voiced the party’s frustrations during a live interview, condemning the president’s failure to

The Welkom Magistrates’ Court has sentenced two men, Rammatli Joseph Ntaidate (35) and Nhlanhla Lucky Ndawo (27), for dealing in drugs and possession of narcotics. Ndawo received a six-year prison term, while Ntaidate was fined R8,000 and handed a five-year suspended sentence. The convictions stem from a 2020 investigation by Welkom-based Serious Organised Crime Investigation

 The Tembisa Magistrate’s Court has handed down a life sentence to David Langeni for the rape of a 12-year-old girl in a shocking 2019 case that highlighted the vulnerability of children to violent crime. The incident occurred on 10 June 2019, when Langeni encountered the young victim at her home after school. According to court records,

Two suspects, Thato Motau and Terrence Mongadi, appeared before the Praktiseer Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 11 July 2025, facing charges related to possession of a suspected hijacked motor vehicle and an unlicensed firearm with ammunition. Motau, charged with possession of a hijacked vehicle, was remanded in police custody. His case was postponed to Monday, 14

A joint anti-poaching operation conducted under the full moon by the Port Alfred K9 Unit, Kariega Anti-Poaching Unit, and private security forces resulted in the arrest of a 44-year-old man following hours of surveillance, a foot pursuit, and a dramatic high-speed chase. The operation began on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 20:00, when officers conducting observation

A 30-year-old suspect was arrested by the combat team deployed under Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga on Saturday, 12 July 2025, during a targeted operation in the Witbank area. Authorities acted on credible information about an individual in possession of drugs at a residence on Jellico Street. The operatives swiftly moved to the location and conducted a

Around 09:45am this morning ALS Paramedics together with Amawele Medics responded to a shooting incident on Lenny Naidu Drive in Chatsworth, South of Durban. Medics arrived on scene to find that there had been an alleged robbery at a Tote and a security officer is believed to have tried to stop the suspects and he

Over a hundred flood victims sleeping at the Fulani Community Hall in Site C, Khayelitsha, are to get building materials from the national Department of Human Settlements. Most of the residents moved into the hall after their homes flooded following heavy rainfall last week. As inclement weather continued to batter down last weekend, more families