South Africa

A rapid intervention by the Mthatha K9 Unit on Monday morning resulted in the arrest of five suspects following an armed robbery near Madeira Street. The incident occurred at approximately 08:30. According to police reports, a 47-year-old businessman was driving when his vehicle was blocked by another car. Two armed men exited the vehicle and […]

A 34-year-old farm worker has been arrested for murder after allegedly leading police to the shallow grave of his 27-year-old girlfriend on a Kloofeind farm, following an investigation that included crime intelligence and reports of a visit to a sangoma. The discovery was made on Monday, 9 February 2026, at a farm homestead along the

The Eastern Cape South African Police Service (SAPS) has welcomed the life sentences imposed on two convicted rapists by the Gqeberha Regional Court, citing the outcome as a significant step in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). Sherwin Terreblanche, 26, and Jadrion Jaggers, 26, were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday, 4 February

A 24-year-old man from Hlatseng Village in Qwaqwa has been arrested for the illegal possession of a firearm, following a tip-off from the community. According to police, members of the Welkom Anti-Gang Unit operationalised the received information in the early hours of Monday, proceeding to a house in Hlatseng Village at approximately 04:00. During a

Gauteng police have opened a murder docket following the fatal shooting of a Nigerian national during the production of a popular anti-drug television program in Windsor East, Johannesburg. The incident, which occurred during the filming of the Moja Love channel’s show Sizokuthola, has sparked a protest and led to officials distancing law enforcement from the operation.

Police have arrested two men for the murder of a store manager and a business robbery at a Jeffreys Bay grocery store on February 1, 2026. The suspects, aged 23 and 26, were apprehended on the evening of Monday, February 9, 2026. Acting on intelligence, a task team from the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes

A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an armed business robbery that took place in Musina on Monday afternoon. According to police reports, the incident occurred at approximately 13:40 on Monday, 09 February 2026. The complainant was inside his shop assisting customers when three masked men entered. One of the suspects, described as

The South African government has issued a stark warning that severe water shortages plaguing communities across the nation will continue for the next three to five years, and could deteriorate further without urgent intervention. The assessment comes from Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo, who acknowledged in a televised interview that the country’s

A critical transport link connecting the villages of Nokaneng and Katjibane has deteriorated to a state of near impassability, stranding residents and crippling daily life. The road and a partially collapsed bridge, which serve as the main artery to the nearest town, have become a severe safety and economic burden for communities under the Dr

The Mokopane Regional Court has imposed a 20-year direct prison sentence on a 25-year-old woman for an acid attack that left two people injured. Yvonne Maja was sentenced on Monday, 09 February 2026, after being convicted on 01 December 2025. She received 18 years’ direct imprisonment for attempted murder and a further two years’ direct