South Africa

Giyani Regional Court sentenced 33-year-old Hlamalani Muxe Sambo to ten years’ imprisonment on Thursday, 29 January 2026, for a house robbery in Mphagane village. The court also declared him unfit to possess a firearm. On Wednesday, 01 August 2024, a female victim was sleeping at her home when Sambo entered and pointed a firearm at […]

The Free State SAPS has welcomed the sentences handed down by the Parys Regional Court against two men convicted for the murder and robbery of a local farmer in January 2025. The convictions relate to a violent incident in the early hours of January 10, 2025, at Morelig Farm in the Parys area. The victims,

Early this morning, South African Police Service members arrested two suspects in Welkom and recovered an illegal firearm. At approximately 04:00, officers from Welkom Platoon 01, Section 1, acting on a tip-off, approached two suspicious males at a filling station on Constantia Road. A search found one black and silver Norinco pistol, four live rounds

The Seshego Regional Court sentenced 33-year-old Kgabo Andries Sekhwari to two life terms for rape on Friday, 30 January 2026. The crime occurred on 04 February 2023 at about 03:00. The 27-year-old victim was at a tavern in Spookpark Section when Sekhwari approached her, threatened her with a knife, and forcibly dragged her to his

The Evander Regional Court today sentenced four men for kidnapping and rape. Khumbula Alfred Magubane (33), Nkosinathi Manana (34), Vusi Kleinboy Nhlapo (29), and Sibusiso Edward Namane (25) were sentenced after being found guilty on 02 December 2025. The court found that on 24 February 2019, the four men kidnapped a 37-year-old woman in Secunda.

The Mbombela High Court sentenced Sibusiso Lucky Mahlalela (45) to life imprisonment on 29 January 2026 for the murder of Pretty Fikile Mokone. The crime occurred on 11 August 2024 at Sinqobile Village, Barberton. Mahlalela and Mokone were in a domestic relationship. After returning from a tavern, an argument began when Mokone accused Mahlalela of

Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House: I have just received a report from the Road Traffic Inspectorate informing me about another horrific accident that has claimed the lives of 5 people in Inkosi uMtubatuba Local Municipality. According to the RTI report, a Corsa and a tipper truck collided in Manandi along the N2 resulting in the death

On Thursday, 29 January 2026, at approximately 04:30, a joint police operation recovered 18 cattle stolen from the Kingdom of Eswatini at a property in Donga, Mayflower. Acting on information about the theft, a Gert Sibande District team located the cattle, which bore Swazi brand marks, grazing unattended in an open field. Personnel from the

A 39-year-old foreign national was arrested on Friday, 30 January 2026, for dealing in and possessing drugs. The arrest followed a joint operation by the Johannesburg Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team, Ekurhuleni Community Liaison, the Ekurhuleni Intervention Unit, Headquarters Crime Intelligence, K9 West Rand, the Pretoria Forensic Science Laboratory, and the Germiston Local Criminal

One suspect was shot dead and two others were arrested following a shootout with police on Allandale Road this afternoon. Gauteng Highway Patrol members had responded to a lookout for a Hyundai i20 linked to a business robbery in Olievenhoutbosch. The vehicle was spotted on Allandale Road. Upon seeing police, the occupants sped off, leading