South Africa

A two-year-old boy, Sibusiso Mnisi, drowned in a stream in Msholozi C, White River, on Monday, 13 January 2026. Police have opened an inquest. According to the child’s mother, Ms Thapiseng Mnisi, the family lives near the stream. She reported leaving the house while Sibusiso was asleep inside. The child later followed her outside without […]

 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,

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