The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Amersfoort has launched an intensive investigation into a horrific hostage situation that unfolded on a local farm in the Gert Sibande District on Saturday, 10 October 2026. The incident left one victim dead, another seriously injured, and concluded with the armed suspect turning
EFF Member of Parliament Naledi Chirwa is expected to appear in the Hatfield Magistrate’s Court in Pretoria Tommorow, Monday, 12 October 2026, following an alleged altercation with a police officer at Brooklyn Police Station. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday night when Chirwa requested that officers commission an affidavit she
A massive police manhunt is underway in northern KwaZulu-Natal after a former grocery store employee allegedly opened fire inside a supermarket on Saturday afternoon, leaving three people dead. The tragic incident occurred at the Boxer Superstore in eShowe during an internal corporate proceeding. According to KZN police, the suspect—identified as
A 36-year-old alleged pastor (pictures) has been arrested in Diepsloot in connection with the murder of a four-month-old baby and the alleged r*pe of the child’s 43-year-old mother. Police confirmed the arrest today, Saturday, 10 October 2026, following an investigation involving detectives and Crime Intelligence. The suspect was found hiding
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officers have arrested two men in their 30s after catching them digging up electrical cables at a substation along the R21 freeway near Kempton Park on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. EMPD’s OR Tambo International Airport unit, working with Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) security, had
A total of 19 suspects are now in custody following a wave of violent protests that engulfed Durban and its surrounding suburbs over the past 48 hours. The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed that fifteen suspects were arrested on Friday night, adding to the four individuals apprehended on Thursday.
A 35-year-old Ugandan national has been apprehended by law enforcement authorities in uMhlanga after being caught with fake currency totalling an estimated R1.6 million. Beyond the possession of illicit cash, authorities discovered that the suspect is currently residing in the country illegally, as his official entry visa has expired. Preliminary
MOKOPANE: The State has been granted a seven-day postponement to investigate whether suspended Mogalakwena Local Municipality Municipal Manager Morris Maluleka should be released on bail following his arrest by the Hawks on Wednesday. Maluleka appeared before the Mokopane Magistrate’s Court on Friday, where the State successfully applied for a postponement
In a sudden development within South Africa’s justice system, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Santos Manilal has resigned from his position at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The news was first reported by eNCA on X on Friday, October 9, 2026. According to the state broadcaster, Manilal is expected
The bail hearing for a 50-year-old police Warrant Officer, Bafana Joseph Ndala, is currently underway following shocking allegations of sexual assault against a foreign national in state custody. Ndala faces charges of rape stemming from an incident involving a Tanzanian man who had been arrested and detained for being in
