South Africa

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

In a dramatic escalation of economic pressure, United States President Donald Trump has announced immediate 25% tariffs on any country conducting business with Iran. The policy was declared via a post on his Truth Social platform late Wednesday. The move follows a recent threat from President Trump to launch a military offensive against Iran if

A significant police contingent was deployed to the offices of a district education department on Tuesday morning, as tensions flared among dozens of parents desperately seeking school placements for their children just weeks before the new academic year. The scene saw at least two police Nyalas and several other vehicles stationed outside the offices, with

The political party ActionSA has announced it is proceeding with a high court challenge to force the release of a secret police watchdog report into the conduct of Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) members during the 2020 Phala Phala farm robbery. The scandal, which involved the theft of US $580,000 in cash from the sofa of

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, has begun the year with its most robust electricity generation position in over five years, holding a 4,400-megawatt capacity cushion compared to the same period last year. This improved performance has already yielded significant financial savings, most notably a drastic reduction in projected diesel expenditure. The update was provided by

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks) is attending to an active crime scene in Alberton following the discovery of a large illegal abalone processing plant. Six suspects were arrested at the scene. DPCI members remain on-site conducting operations and processing the scene. Further details will be communicated in due course.     Source

On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at approximately 07:45, members of #OperationShanela2 arrested three suspects, aged between 30 and 35, in Beulah Court, Ravensmead. The arrests followed information about drug sales at the location. A police search of the premises recovered a consignment of drugs—including tik, mandrax tablets, and cocaine—along with various liquor and beer, and

Police arrested two men for possessing explosives on the N1 North Freeway near Musina in the early hours of Tuesday, 13 January 2026. Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) were conducting stop-and-search duties when a red Polo Vivo passed at high speed. Police pursued the vehicle, which stopped near the Petros Truck Depot.

On Monday, 12 January 2026, a 78-year-old man, Tumo Mahlangu from Tebang Village in Makoane, slipped and fell down a cliff while walking on a mountaintop at Mabolela, QwaQwa. He became stuck. At approximately 16:05, Mahlangu used a cellular telephone to contact the Phuthaditjhaba Community Service Centre, initiating a rescue mission. The response involved the