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Police in Musina, Vhembe District, have launched an investigation following the discovery of explosives and illicit cigarettes behind a local truck park on Thursday morning, 23 April 2026. The incident was reported by members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), who alerted the police after making the discovery in nearby bushes behind the […]

Police arrested three suspects, aged between 40 and 80, for stock theft during an intelligence-driven operation in Moeding Village, within the Rakgoadi policing area, on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. The operation involved members from SAPS Rakgoadi, Motetema Crime Prevention Unit, Marblehall Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit, and the Sekhukhune Tracking Team. Officers acted on

A total of seven suspects, aged between 25 and 63, were arrested on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, during a tactical intelligence-led operation at Jakalasdans village in the Apel policing area. The operation, conducted by police from Burgersfort, the Provincial Organised Crime Unit, Sekhukhune District Public Order Policing, and a private security company, targeted illegal mining

A 26-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, 23 April 2026, at approximately 16:00 in Polokwane on a charge of perjury. The arrest stems from an incident in which the suspect initially opened a theft case, alleging that his laptop had been stolen at a supermarket parcel counter in Polokwane. During follow-up investigations, the investigating officer

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has raised serious concerns over what it describes as a growing trend of critical positions within South Africa’s security cluster being filled on an acting basis, warning that the situation threatens national stability and the fight against crime. IFP Chief Whip Nhlanhla Hadebe expressed particular worry that both the Minister

A 41-year-old parolee arrested by detectives attached to the Hlababomvu Police Station appeared before the Lusikisiki Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. The accused, a resident of Butyumbu locality, Ngcoya A/A, faces a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). It is alleged that on 11 April 2026, he struck

 The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Stutterheim has arrested six men for the alleged manufacturing and distribution of various brands of counterfeit alcoholic beverages. Counterfeit liquor with an estimated value exceeding R500,000 has been confiscated. On Wednesday, 22 April 2026, at approximately 18:00, police received information regarding a white Nissan Panel Van bearing Gauteng

The Pixley Ka Seme District Management has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of Elias van Rooi, 42, for murder. Van Rooi was sentenced to 15 years’ direct imprisonment in the Douglas Regional Court on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. The conviction stems from an incident on 09 February 2025. Between 15:00 and 16:00, Douglas police responded

The Ficksburg Detective Service and the National Prosecuting Authority secured the conviction and sentencing of Lesotho national Thabiso Mosothonyane, 43, in the Ficksburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 21 April 2026. Mosothonyane was sentenced to five years’ direct imprisonment without the option of a fine on two charges: assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm

An intensive, multi-unit police investigation has led to the arrest of three suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of seven people in Newark. The victims were taken from a house on a lot in Newtown, Newark, on the night of Tuesday, 21 April 2026, and killed later that night in Melmoth. The investigation