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Two men were convicted and sentenced in the South Gauteng High Court on Tuesday, 10 March 2026, for the fatal shooting of a police officer attached to the Anti-Gang Unit in Sophiatown. Leon Breda was handed two life terms, while his brother, Martin Breda, received one life sentence for the murder of 40-year-old Warrant Officer […]

The Namakwa Management has welcomed the sentence handed down by the Regional Court to a 47-year-old woman for a brutal attack that left a male victim with severe head injuries. On 10 March 2026, Katriena April was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on a charge of attempted murder. In addition to the prison term, the

 A 35-year-old man is set to appear in court today following the discovery of the bodies of his two young sons near a river over the weekend. Police were summoned to a scene at bushes adjacent to a river at Skuinsdrift–Tshwaro Farms, near Groot Marico, during the afternoon of Saturday, 7 March 2026. Upon arrival,

Police in Welkom have launched a manhunt following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man in Rheederpark on Sunday morning. According to a police report, officers were dispatched to a murder scene at approximately 09:00 on 8 March 2026. Upon arrival, they discovered the victim, an African male, suffering from three gunshot wounds—one to the

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested four individuals in connection with a carjacking and robbery that took place in the early hours of Monday morning. According to police reports, the incident occurred at approximately 02:00 on 9 March 2026 at the Mothibistad traffic lights. The complainant was driving a Toyota Quantum when he

Police in Sebayeng, Capricorn District, have recovered the bodies of four individuals after the vehicle they were traveling in was swept away at an overflowing bridge on Sunday. According to police reports, five occupants were traveling in a blue Renault Kwid along a gravel road between Madiga and Makotopong villages. The incident occurred at the

Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a 7-year-old girl on Sunday, 08 March 2026. According to authorities, police received a report of a missing child and immediately activated South African Police Service (SAPS) units, including Crime Intelligence, K9, and Detectives, to initiate a search.

Two male suspects, aged 19 and 20, have been arrested by Tsolo police in connection with a fatal carjacking that occurred in the early hours of Sunday, 08 March 2026. According to police reports, officers were alerted to a carjacking in progress at Tsolo Village at approximately 04:00. Upon arrival at the scene, they discovered

Two suspects wanted in connection with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police in the Mzomusha area, Newtown C Section, in the early hours of Monday morning. The operation, which began just after midnight on 9 March 2026, was part of a search for at

The Tembisa Magistrate’s Court has sentenced 26-year-old Nqobizitha Simana to life imprisonment for the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Simana was also handed an additional cumulative sentence of 12 months imprisonment for related charges of kidnapping, intimidation, and contravening the Immigration Act. The court proceedings stemmed from an incident in 2022. According to testimony, the