South Africa

Free SA has expressed serious concern over the content of and the approach taken by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture in its proposed amendments to the Use of Official Languages Act, which entrench top-down, centralised control over language policy, at the expense of South Africa’s vibrant and diverse linguistic heritage. While the Bill […]

Private security officers arrested three suspects, aged 29 to 40, on a farm in the Harrismith district on Tuesday, 04 February 2026. The arrest followed a reported housebreaking and theft, and an assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on a farmer. The stolen items were recovered. At approximately 10:00, the farmer left his

The Gqeberha Regional Court sentenced two men on Wednesday, 04 February 2026, for the rape of an 11-year-old boy in September 2023. Lisakhanya Tony (18) received a 15-year prison sentence. Winston Smith (32) was sentenced to life imprisonment and declared unfit to possess a firearm. The crime occurred on 03 September 2023 at approximately 20:00

Police arrested a 22-year-old man on Wednesday, 04 February 2026, for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possession of suspected stolen stock produce. The incident began when a community member approached the suspect’s shanty after smelling fresh meat. During the encounter, the suspect stabbed the complainant with a sharp object. Later, police

A 49-year-old man was arrested yesterday afternoon for possession of a stolen motor vehicle following a police stop on the N4 highway. The arrest occurred at approximately 15:05 on 04 February at the Nkomazi Toll Plaza. Members of the Vehicle Identification Section (VIS) and SAPS Kaapmuiden, on a routine patrol, stopped a white Toyota GD-6

Police arrested three men and recovered a firearm and stolen goods following a business robbery in Pacaltsdorp on Wednesday, 04 February 2026. The incident occurred at approximately 16:30 at a spaza shop on Japonica Street, New Dawn Park. Responding officers from Pacaltsdorp police, the Outeniqua K9 Unit, and the Garden Route District Crime Combatting Team

A joint operation between the Hawks Kidnapping Task Team and the East London SAPS Tactical Response Team (TRT) on 04 February 2026 resulted in one suspect fatally wounded and two arrested, following a shootout. The operation stemmed from an investigation into multiple kidnapping and armed robbery cases in Izele, Ndevana, Dimbaza, and Zwelitsha. Police identified

Three male suspects, all aged 29, are scheduled to appear at the Nkowankowa Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Wednesday, 04 February 2026. They face charges of armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. Their arrests are connected to a robbery in October 2025 near Hlovani River Lodge in the Ritavi policing area, Mopani

A 32-year-old man has been arrested for murder following a fatal stabbing at a tavern in Makaung, Seleteng, Ga-Mphahlele. Police were notified of the murder at a hospital on Sunday, 01 February 2026, at approximately 04:30. There, they found the deceased male victim with multiple stab wounds. Investigation revealed the victim, 25-year-old Mpho Jan Maenetja,

A 23-year-old man will appear in the Seshego Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 04 February 2026, charged with murder. The charge relates to the death of a 78-year-old man in Vaalkop, Mashashane, on Sunday, 01 February 2026. Police report that at approximately 09:30 that day, the suspect caused a disturbance at the victim’s home. When the