South Africa

A 71-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly shooting a 33-year-old man following a dispute over access to water. The incident occurred at approximately 17:00 on Sunday, 08 February 2026, at a shared residence in Eloff, near Delmas. According to reports, both the suspect and the deceased resided at the same […]

The Kuruman Regional Court has sentenced 35-year-old Tshepo Jantjie to an effective 21 years’ imprisonment for business robbery and murder. The conviction stems from a fatal robbery in January 2022. According to evidence presented in court, the incident occurred on the evening of Sunday, 16 January 2022, at a shop in Maipeing, within the Tsineng

The Carnarvon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday found 36-year-old Jonathan Masima guilty of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). Masima was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, which was wholly suspended for a period of five years. He was also declared unfit to possess a firearm. The conviction stems from an incident on the

A 41-year-old Carnarvon man has been sentenced to five years of direct imprisonment for assaulting his 11-year-old son. The Carnarvon Magistrates’ Court handed down the verdict on Wednesday, 4 February 2026. The assault occurred at the family home on the evening of Tuesday, 5 August 2025. According to the facts presented in court, the incident

A targeted police operation in the Free State capital has resulted in a significant drug bust and the arrest of a 22-year-old suspect. The operation was conducted by the Provincial Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) on Sunday afternoon. Acting on intelligence-led information, AGU members moved against a suspected drug dealer, described as a foreign national, operating within

A 43-year-old man is under police guard in a local hospital after being arrested for the murder of a 76-year-old woman at Rwanda Village in the Letsitele policing area, Mopani District. The incident occurred during the early hours of Sunday, 08 February 2026. Police were alerted to the scene, where they found the elderly victim

 Police in the Capricorn District are conducting a search for a Zimbabwean national suspected of murdering his girlfriend during a domestic dispute in Seshego on Friday night. The incident occurred at a residence in Luthuli Phase 1 at approximately 22:00 on 07 February 2026. According to preliminary police reports, the couple, both foreign nationals, engaged

Two male suspects, aged 37 and 51, are scheduled to appear in the De Aar Magistrate’s Court after their arrest on Sunday, 08 February 2026, for possession of dagga. The arrest followed actionable intelligence received by police from Crime Intelligence, indicating that a vehicle was allegedly transporting drugs from Phillipstown to De Aar. Police operationalised

Police are questioning five men following the discovery of two women shot dead in Namibia Square in the early hours of Sunday morning. The swift apprehension of the suspects is being credited to a rapid, coordinated response from local community groups and residents. According to police reports, officers on patrol discovered the bodies of the

A severe and persistent water crisis has left residents across Polokwane and surrounding areas, including Seshego and the central business district, in a desperate situation, with many forced to collect water from communal points and rely on allegedly contaminated tanker deliveries. The Polokwane Municipality has confirmed widespread water cuts, attributing the problem to aging infrastructure