South Africa

 Police shot and killed four suspects during a shootout at a residence on Glanville Road, Woodlands, Montclair on Friday afternoon, 16 January 2026. The suspects were wanted for business robberies in the eThekwini District, including a jewellery store robbery in Tongaat on Thursday, 15 January 2026. Upon police arrival, an exchange of gunfire occurred. Four […]

A 22-year-old man died on Saturday evening, 11 January 2026, after an explosion in his yard in Promosa. He was reportedly cutting metal pieces with an electric grinder for recycling purposes when the blast occurred. Police were notified after the man was found unresponsive with multiple wounds. He was declared dead on arrival at Promosa

On Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 21:00, police attached to Operation Shanela II arrested a 51-year-old man in the Harare policing precinct. Acting on received information, members searched a premises and found a 9mm firearm with three rounds of ammunition. The suspect was arrested for possession of a firearm and ammunition. He will appear in

David Mashudu Netsitungulu (48) appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 15 January 2026, charged with theft and fraud. The Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund alleges that between January 2016 and December 2020, Netsitungulu, a since-disbarred attorney, lodged Road Accident Fund (RAF) claims for eleven victims. The RAF paid approximately R15 million into his firm’s

On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, members of the Tactical Response Team engaged in a fatal shooting with a suspect following a vehicle pursuit in the Tombo Administrative Area. The team, acting on information about a person with a firearm, located the suspect’s vehicle on the R61 towards Mthatha at approximately 19:15. After attempts to stop

Phuti Katlego Kgosana (30) appeared today in the Mogodi Periodical Court for a murder committed in Mohodi Madikana. The case relates to an incident on Monday, 22 September 2025, at approximately 21:00. Police, acting on a tip-off, found a man with a gunshot wound at his Mohodi village residence. He was pronounced dead at the

Butterworth police have arrested four suspects, aged between 23 and 27, for a business burglary. The operation began with the arrest of two suspects at Skiti Squatter Camp on 06 January 2026. No stolen property was recovered at that time. They appeared at the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on 07 January 2026 and were remanded. Following

A 44-year-old woman died after being swept away by a strong current while crossing a stream at Msholozi on 14 January 2026 at approximately 21:00. The deceased, Esther Amina Mathenjwa, was the first of a group to attempt the crossing. Witnesses stated her bucket, used for selling vetkoek at a local school, was swept away

With crucial local government elections approaching, a public rift between Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen and former party finance chairperson Dr. Dion George has thrown the official opposition into turmoil, prompting a stark warning from a former party stalwart. The conflict erupted into the open following Dr. George’s resignation from his position as the

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane announced that it is formally escalating the city’s protracted electricity crisis to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), citing a systemic failure to provide stable power and alleging financial mismanagement by the current administration. The move comes as large parts of the capital, particularly in eastern Pretoria,