A 22-year-old woman from Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, has been reunited with her family after enduring a terrifying experience believed to be linked to human trafficking in Southeast Asia. Her journey began with hopes of finding work in Phuket, Thailand. But not long after her arrival, she was moved to
An illegal Lesotho National Sangoma, Sebokoana Khounyana (50) abandoned his bail application at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates’ Court on 26 June Lumka Mahanjana NPA Regional Spokesperson Gauteng Division: Pretoria said the accused is facing charges of premeditated murder, Human trafficking of a 2-year-old baby Kutlwano Shalaba and being illegal in
Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae congratulates members of the South African Police Service for the safe rescue of Kamogelo Baukudi in the early hours of Friday, 27 June 2025. The 19-year-old Grade 11 pupil at Martie du Plessis High School was abducted on 5 June 2025 while being driven home from
The South African Police Service in the Free State confirms a major breakthrough in the kidnapping case of Kamogelo Baukudi (19), a Grade 11 learner from Martie du Plessis School, who was found alive in Wepener following a coordinated rescue operation. Kamogelo was abducted on Thursday, 5 June 2025,
Former President Jacob Zuma is heading back to court—this time to challenge his expulsion from the African National Congress (ANC). He’s asking the court to rule that the decision to remove him from the party was both unlawful and unconstitutional. Zuma’s legal action comes just as the ANC marks
Kenneth Dirk Tucker (61), Steward Beric Brown (60), Jan Albert Marais (48) and Willem Jacobus Swart (38) have appeared before the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 for fraud and money laundering. According to the Gauteng Hawks Spokesperson Warrant Officer Thathohatsi Mavimbela the four
A shocking ransom demand has been made for the safe return of Kamogelo Baukudi, a 19-year-old Grade 11 learner from Bloemfontein’s Martie du Plessis Special School. Baukudi was abducted 20 days ago by two men posing as police officers, who stopped a driver sent to pick her up and took
DURBAN – A major breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking has taken place in KwaZulu-Natal, where police uncovered drugs valued at more than R10 million and arrested a 37-year-old foreign national during a targeted operation in Quarry Heights. Acting on reliable intelligence, members of the Provincial Drugs and
CAPE TOWN — Residents in the Western Cape are grappling with yet another bout of severe weather, as relentless rain, strong winds, and flooding continue to wreak havoc across the region. Communities such as Lotus, Imizamo Yethu, Langa, and Bonteheuwel have been particularly hard hit, with waterlogged streets, damaged
A heartbreaking case continues to unfold as a traditional healer from Lesotho, Sebokoana Khounyana, and a South African mother, Kuneuwe Portia Shalaba, stand accused of the brutal murder of two-year-old Kutlwano Shalaba. In court on Wednesday, Khounyana, 50, chose to abandon his bail application. He is facing charges of
