South Africa

A diplomatic rift has opened between the United States and South Africa following revelations that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) appears to have contravened a government directive concerning Iran’s participation in multinational naval drills. The controversy stems from the ongoing BRICS naval exercise near Simon’s Town. According to a South African government source, […]

Persistent, torrential rainfall continues to batter the Giyani area, causing severe flooding that has stranded motorists, disrupted livelihoods, and forced emergency helicopter rescues in at least one village. The situation remains critical, with a Level 10 weather warning in effect and no immediate end to the downpour in sight. A key road linking the towns

Police are searching for a body after discovering an amputated human limb in Thaba Bosiu Village. On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at 15:00, Namahadi Vispol’s Crime Prevention Unit responded to a tip about a discovery near the local bus stop. At the scene, a passer-by led officers to an open field where he had found

The Border Management Authority (BMA) announced the interception of a group of 33 undocumented minor children, aged between 4 and 15, at the Beitbridge Port of Entry on Wednesday. Two adult male suspects were arrested in connection with the incident. According to authorities, the interception occurred when a junior border guard on a relief shift

 47-year-old man was found fatally stabbed inside his vehicle on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of a suspect who was first assaulted by community members. On 13 January 2026, Westenburg Police Visible Policing (VISPOL) members responded to a complaint in Ivydale. They found a red Ford Ranger with Limpopo registration parked on a gravel road.

On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, a 27-year-old man was arrested near Mall @ Lebo in Lebowakgomo, leading to the recovery of stolen property. The arrest followed a theft report filed earlier that day at 10:30 by a woman from Unit B, Lebowakgomo, where items including laptops were stolen. Police received information about a man attempting

Police recovered approximately 260 kg of dagga, with an estimated street value of R1.5 million, near Carolina on Tuesday, 13 January 2026. The driver of the vehicle escaped arrest. The incident began around 07:00 when police noticed a white vehicle with Botswana registration plates. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver sped off,

A 62-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, 13 January 2026, after Carolina police seized 13 unlicensed firearms and over a thousand rounds of ammunition in an intelligence-driven operation. The operation was conducted at a farm in Carolina at approximately 16:00. The recovered arsenal includes three self-manufactured firearms, four rifles, one shotgun, five handguns, and six

A man has been arrested by the Provincial Drug and Firearms Unit on South Coast Road in Montclair for possession of cocaine. Police acted on intelligence that the suspect had drugs intended for distribution in the Umlazi area. They intercepted his vehicle and recovered cocaine packaged in plastic wrapping and glass vials. The drugs have

The Gauteng Provincial Commissioner of Police, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, has confirmed the arrest of five suspects for hijacking, kidnapping, and murder. Two women, reported missing on 31 December 2025, were found dead in an open veld at a plot in Poortjie, near Orange Farms, on 08 January 2026. The case was reclassified to hijacking