North West businessman and alleged political fixer, Oupa Brown Mogotsi, has provided the court with an unexpected explanation for why he was unaccompanied by security details on the night of his alleged ambush. On the stand during his ongoing bail proceedings on new facts, Mogotsi stated that he deliberately left
Swift response to information on a consignment of illicit drugs yielded excellent results when several police units confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R5,85 million, during an operation on the N1, at Beaufort West. On Thursday, at about 22:40, members attached to the Western Cape Organised Crime Investigations,
POLOKWANE: The trial of Limpopo musician Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke has been postponed to May 2027 following a pre-trial conference at the Polokwane Regional Court. The matter was postponed to 17–21 May 2027, with the State indicating that it intends to call 22 witnesses during the trial. Chauke is facing
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks, in collaboration with INTERPOL South Africa, will today facilitate the extradition of six Nigerian nationals to the United States of America. The six men are alleged to be members of the Black Axe organised criminal network and are
Andiswa Jessica Tapu (40), Yolanda Nombuso Mgobo (32), and Sipho Sokhela (31) appeared before the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court today, following their arrest by the Hawks’ Vaalrand Serious Corruption Crimes Investigation (SCCI) after the finalisation of a meticulous investigation and the subsequent issuance of J50 warrants of arrest in
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have put forward a reward of R50 000 to anyone who has information about what happened to a 3-year-old Banele Mshubi who was last in December 2025 in the Marikana area in Kokstad. The child was only reported missing on 4 January 2026. Police investigations led to
Police have arrested a Zimbabwean national in Hillbrow following a raid that uncovered what they suspect was an operation producing fraudulent South African smart ID cards. Acting on information received on Wednesday, 9 September, police searched a premises in the Hillbrow precinct and seized six completed smart ID cards, 22
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a provisional preservation order to freeze three properties and five vehicles linked to a corruption-addled library project in KwaZulu-Natal. The frozen assets belong to Liyabongeka Trading Enterprise CC and its owner, Ms Thabile Jacqueline Xaba, who is accused of defrauding the provincial government
POLOKWANE: Limpopo lekompo musician Lehlogonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke’s attempt to fast-track his third bail application has hit a setback after his newly appointed legal representative asked the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court for more time to familiarise himself with the case. Chauke, popularly known as Shebeshxt, has reportedly terminated the services of
The Thabo Mofutsanyana District Operational Crime Combatting Unit in the Free State has swiftly cracked an alleged murder case following the discovery of the body of a foreign national, which was found dumped in a large garbage bag along the R26 outside Fouriesburg. The deceased’s bakkie was also allegedly stolen.
