South Africa recorded 4,638 kidnapping cases between April and June 2026, with Gauteng accounting for more than half of all reported incidents nationally, according to the latest quarterly crime statistics. The figures place kidnapping among the crime categories moving in the wrong direction, even as murders declined nationally during the
Niger’s military government has confirmed that soldiers staged an attempted mutiny in the capital Niamey, taking fellow military personnel hostage and opening fire on sensitive sites before loyalist security forces moved to regain control. NIAMEY, NIGER, 29 August 2026 — Niger has confirmed an extraordinary rebellion from within its own
Mutinous soldiers have launched coordinated attacks against key installations in Niger’s capital, including the presidential palace and Niamey’s international airport, dramatically escalating the overnight violence first reported across the city. Fresh reporting on Saturday, 29 August 2026, now indicates that the violence was not simply an unidentified security incident. Four
BREAKING NEWS: Taxi businessman Joe Sibanyoni has made explosive allegations about an alleged drug operation and a network of suspected hitmen linked to a farm owned by Mswazi Msibi, claiming the property became a hub for criminal activity and that he was forced into hiding after fearing for his life.
Polokwane: Limpopo roads have been plunged into chaos following a series of serious incidents that left at least four people dead, more than a dozen injured and major routes disrupted across the province. The incidents, which included two fatal crashes and a separate truck obstruction, prompted the deployment of police,
Controversial Mpumalanga businessman and taxi owner Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni dropped a series of bombshells at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, revealing that former Police Minister Bheki Cele dismissed his safety concerns by telling him that taxi operators “are killing each other anyway”. Taking the stand for his highly anticipated testimony,
The death toll from the catastrophic Nepal flash floods has surged to 469, making the disaster dramatically deadlier than previously reported as rescue teams continue searching for hundreds of people still missing along the Nepal-China border. Nepalese police confirmed the new toll early on Friday, 28 August 2026, while authorities
Former Hawks head Dr Godfrey Lebeya has told the Madlanga Commission that he feels “betrayed” after learning that Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo deliberately withheld certain information from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), while his testimony also placed the longstanding professional relationship between senior police officials Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and
The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has lauded the community, media houses, and social media users for their pivotal role in the rapid arrest of a 41-year-old triple murder suspect. James Mohajane was apprehended this morning following an intensive manhunt. He
Tiffany Meek walked through the Swazi Place apartment complex in Fleurhof on Wednesday for the first time since her arrest more than a year ago. The Johannesburg High Court, sitting at Palm Ridge, conducted an inspection in loco at the exact location where her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee Meek, was found
