South Africa

Police have opened an inquest docket after the body of an unidentified man was recovered from the Caledon River on Sunday, 10 May 2026. The incident began on Saturday, 9 May 2026, at approximately 18:40, when members of the Ficksburg Community Service Centre received a report of a body trapped among tree branches in the […]

Police in Bushbuckridge have arrested a 31-year-old suspect following the discovery of the body of a missing man in a shallow grave. The body of Solomon Grans Madonsela, 54, was found buried in a shallow grave in Bushbuckridge. Madonsela had been reported missing at Masoyi Police Station on 4 May 2026 after he left home

Police in Limpopo are investigating the rape of a seven-year-old girl that allegedly took place at Ga-Piet Village under the Phaudi policing area on Wednesday, 6 May 2026. According to preliminary investigations, the incident occurred at approximately 17:00 while the victim was at home. The child suddenly emerged from the bedroom in a distressed and

 Police in Levubu, under the Vhembe District in Limpopo, have launched a murder investigation after the body of a 48-year-old woman was discovered in the early hours of Saturday, 09 May 2026, at Hamutsha Muungamunwe village. Authorities were alerted at approximately 06:45 following a report of a woman lying motionless on the ground. Upon arrival,

  A suspected kidnapper was shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police in Empangeni on the night of Saturday, 9 May 2026, according to authorities. The incident stemmed from the kidnapping of a Pakistani businessman in Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, on the morning of 6 May 2026. A ransom of R200,000 was demanded. The following

Police have arrested three suspects, aged between 14 and 16, following a burglary at a local primary school in Reddersburg early Friday morning, 8 May 2026. A school caretaker discovered that the school’s library, where electronic learning equipment is stored, had been broken into. An inspection confirmed that several Samsung tablets used by learners had

Police have arrested a 48-year-old man for the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl in Matswale Phase 12, Musina, in the Vhembe District. The incident occurred on Thursday night, 7 May 2026, at approximately 20:00. According to police reports, the girl was followed to the toilet by her neighbour, who covered her mouth with his

A joint intelligence-driven operation conducted on Friday, May 8, 2026, by the Giyani police, the Illegal Mining Task Team, the Tactical Response Team (TRT), and the Mopani Tracing Team resulted in the arrest of eight suspects and the seizure of unlicensed firearms, ammunition, one bakkie, and illegal mining equipment. The operation targeted identified locations linked

Police have arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of murder following the fatal assault of his partner. According to police reports, officers were called to a murder scene at the K9 Kutlwanong location on Friday, 8 May 2026. Upon arrival, they were met by a man who identified himself as a relative of the victim.

Police have launched a high-priority manhunt for two suspects following a fatal shooting and robbery in Meqheleng Township on the evening of May 7, 2026. At approximately 20:30, the Ficksburg Community Service Centre (CSC) received a report of a shooting at a tuckshop in Katlehong, Meqheleng. Officers responding to the scene found a 39-year-old foreign