A 50-year-old man from Brackenfell, Western Cape, has been arrested by the Free State Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit (SECI) following a cyber sexual offences investigation involving minors. Free State Policespokesperson Sergent Mahlomola Kareli said the arrest follows a complaint lodged in February 2025 by a clinical psychologist
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa will launch the 2025 winter Customary Initiation Season. This sacred cultural practice, which marks the transition to adulthood, has faced challenges in the past due to unregulated initiation schools and related fatalities. In response, government enacted the
The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation members executed a J50 warrant of arrest on former Police officer Lieutenant Colonel Pieter Andries Nel on Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The arrest was executed at his residential place in Upington. Lt/Col Nel was serving as Head of Financial Services – SAPS at ZF
Kelly Smith’s mom: “I begged her to tell the truth about Joshlin” Amanda Daniels-Smith, the mother of Racquel “Kelly” Smith, who was convicted of kidnapping and human trafficking, has publicly shared her heartbreak over her daughter’s decision to sell her six-year-old daughter, Joshlin Smith. Joshlin has been missing since February
KZN tycoons strike gold as Sizekhaya Holdings secures National Lottery contract KwaZulu-Natal business heavyweights Moses Tembe and Sandile Zungu have hit the jackpot as their consortium, Sizekhaya Holdings, was named the new operator of South Africa’s National Lottery, ousting Ithuba Holdings after a decade of management since 2015. The announcement,
Fleeing suspect caught and beaten by umphakhathi in Verulam CBD A suspected thief was apprehended and addressed properly by umphakhathi after allegedly stealing cash from a bus conductor in the Verulam Central Business District on Wednesday afternoon. According to reports, the suspect boarded a bus and grabbed a stack of
Breaking news Elon Musk resigns from Trump administration Elon Musk has stepped down as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Trump administration after just 130 days in office. Musk, who was tasked with streamlining the federal government, led a controversial campaign to slash spending and reduce
Breaking news SAPS seizes car linked to Olorato Mongale’s murder, owner arrested The South African Police Service has seized a VW Polo believed to have been used in the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale. The car was recovered at a panel beater workshop in Phoenix, Durban, and its elderly owner
Stolen corpses from Kuruman mortuary still missing More than two months after a chilling theft at Motheo Wa Bophelo Funeral Parlour in Kuruman, Northern Cape, on March 17, the whereabouts of three stolen corpses two adult males and a baby girl remain unknown, deepening the anguish of affected families and
Olerato Mongale murder suspects were out on bail for April 2025 armed robbery Two of the three men wanted in connection with the murder of Olorato Mongale identified as Bongani Mthimkhulu and Philangenkosi Makhanya were arrested on April 20 in Brakpan after allegedly being caught in the act of kidnapping
