South Africa

The provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo are facing a reconstruction bill running into billions of rands following a period of prolonged and devastating rainfall, with authorities urgently calling for private sector and philanthropic aid. The assessment was delivered by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, during an oversight visit to flood-ravaged areas of […]

On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Clanwilliam Magistrates’ Court sentenced 40-year-old Shaun Titus to 10 years’ imprisonment, with two years suspended for five years, for dealing in drugs under Act 140/1992 5(b). The offence occurred on 20 December 2021 at 14:50 in Citrusdal. Members of the West Coast District Rural Flying Squad observed a person

A celebration marking a young woman’s successful completion of matric was violently disrupted when her boyfriend was robbed & assaulted at gunpoint at his home in Trenance Park – KZN yesterday afternoon (Saturday). The man was celebrating with his girlfriend after she received her matric results when two (2) males arrived at the property, one

On 17 January 2026, police arrested two foreign nationals at a house in Dobsonville for manufacturing illicit alcohol. The Johannesburg K9 Unit conducted the operation based on intelligence. Authorities confiscated production machinery, illicit alcohol in 100 ml containers, various branded labels, and money suspected to be proceeds of crime. The suspects will appear in court

The body of eight-year-old Naledi Ramaisa, reported missing on 15 January 2026, was discovered on 16 January. The discovery was made in a locked shack next to her aunt’s residence in Tambo. According to police, Sergeant T.S. Tlali and a search team investigated the shack after noticing a foul smell. Inside, they found the child’s

Police are investigating the murders of three men found dead in Meqheleng on Friday, 16 January 2026. Authorities were called to a residence in Zone 2 at 23:57 following reports of a shooting. Preliminary information indicates that sounds like gunshots were heard from a rented room on the property at approximately 22:00. Upon entry, police

Police have arrested a 29-year-old man for an ATM bombing near Vryburg in October 2025. The arrest occurred on Friday, 16 January 2026, at a residence in Monakato Slovo Section, Phokeng. It followed a tip-off to Crime Intelligence regarding the suspect’s location. Members of Crime Intelligence and the Provincial Crime Combatting Team located and arrested

A female suspect has been arrested for the murder of a 33-year-old man at Nobody in the Mankweng policing area. The arrest occurred on Tuesday, 13 January 2026, immediately after the murder case was reported. Police reports state the victim was assaulted and robbed by the suspect and a male accomplice on Tuesday, 30 December

Police are searching for five suspects following a burglary at a fuel garage in Phiphidi Mapitas Village, Thohoyandou, on Thursday, 15 January 2026. The incident occurred at approximately 02:28. Suspects broke through a wall to access the building housing an ATM and used tools to cut it open. While fleeing, they dropped the ATM’s cash

A suspect in a Giyani house robbery was arrested on Thursday, 15 January 2026, by the Mopani District Tracking Team and Mopani Trio Crime Detectives. The robbery occurred on Saturday, 01 November 2025, at approximately 01:50 in the Giyani D1 Section. A female victim identified one suspect during the crime. The victim reported the case.