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Police in Matlelerekeng have arrested a 39-year-old male suspect in connection with the murder of his 34-year-old girlfriend at Spitzpunt village on Sunday, 19 April 2026. The suspect was handed over to police by his family on the night of Monday, 20 April 2026. According to police reports, officers were initially summoned to the scene […]

The Fraserburg Regional Court sentenced Gert Johannes, 32, of Fraserburg, to 22 years of direct imprisonment on 20 April 2026 for the murder of his girlfriend. The court also declared Johannes unfit to possess a firearm. Court evidence established that on Saturday, 12 April 2025, Johannes initiated an argument with the victim and stabbed her,

Police in the Sekhukhune District recovered two illegal firearms and ammunition during an operation on Monday, 20 April 2026. Members attached to Masemola SAPS, supported by the Nebo Jane Furse Tracking Team and Sekhukhune Flying Squad, conducted the operation at Ga-Masemola, Thabampye village. The operation led to the recovery of a shotgun loaded with eight

A joint operation targeting essential infrastructure theft and drug dealing at the Southern Landfill Site in the Kagisanong Police Station area, Mangaung Metro, resulted in the arrest of ten suspects on Monday, 20 April 2026. The operation, conducted as part of #OperationShanela II, involved members of the Bloemfontein K9 Unit alongside private security personnel from

 A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment following a Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) related incident in Ikhutseng, Warrenton. The accused, Moleli Motlatsi, was sentenced on Thursday, 16 April 2026, in the Warrenton Magistrate’s Court after being found guilty of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) and contravention of

The leader of the political group March and March, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, has defended a protest that brought the Durban central business district to a standstill, describing it as a necessary “clean-up” operation to restore order and dignity to the city. Speaking in an interview, Ngobese-Zuma alleged that a rise in undocumented immigration and the municipality’s

South African Police Service crime-combatting operations in Western Cape hotspot areas remain visible. On Tuesday, 21 April 2026 at approximately 05:00, the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team, in collaboration with the Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Policing Team, responded to intelligence regarding suspected drug activity at a residence in Milnerton. Upon arrival at the specified address, members

Ekurhuleni Utilities MMC Jean Sthato says the metro has deployed trucks to address illegal dumping across the municipality, an intervention described as part of efforts to improve service delivery and restore cleanliness in affected areas. But in the Vusimuzi area of Thembisa, residents living directly under power lines say they have gone nearly three decades

The Mogwase Regional Court convicted and sentenced Rasephei Peter Ramathiki, 49, to life imprisonment on Monday, 20 April 2026. The sentence follows his conviction on charges of burglary at a residential premises with intent to kill and attempted murder. The court heard that the victim, Mathapelo Maphosa, aged 33, had ended a relationship with Ramathiki

Police have opened an arson case after a fire severely damaged Maphephetheni Secondary School in Inanda, Durban. The blaze, which broke out on Friday, destroyed the school’s administration block, including the principal’s office, the staffroom, and a commerce classroom. Textbooks, reports, and other critical resources were lost in the fire. According to investigators, evidence suggests