Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s attempt to have the corruption and money-laundering case against her dismissed has been delayed after her legal team told the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria that key witness transcripts remain outstanding. Mapisa-Nqakula’s lawyers are preparing an application in terms of Section 174 of the
The National Prosecuting Authority has unconditionally withdrawn all fraud and corruption charges against seven senior Crime Intelligence officials, including divisional head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo and Brigadier Dineo Mokwele. The officials appeared briefly in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 21 August 2026, where prosecutors formally withdrew the case, turning what
A suspected multimillion-rand crystal methamphetamine manufacturing operation has suffered a major setback following a high-impact, intelligence-driven operation by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), in collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS), South African Narcotics Bureau Head Office, Crime Intelligence Head Office, Hawks Limpopo, Special Task Force, Drug
A Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer and his attorney wife are expected back in the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court on Friday for a bail application after they were arrested in connection with allegations involving approximately R1.75 million allegedly taken from two deceased estates. TMPD officer Peter Nonyane, 36, popularly known
Three suspects were fatally wounded following a shootout with the police on the afternoon of Thursday along Vereeninging Road in Alrode in Gauteng. It is reported that earlier, a man was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money while entering his residential place. A lookout for the suspects’ vehicle was
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the effective 18-year imprisonment sentence imposed by the Polokwane High Court on Mbusiseni Ngubane (49) of Soweto for multiple serious offences, including two counts of murder, three counts of unlawful possession of firearms, and three counts of unlawful possession of ammunition. The court further declared
Self-proclaimed political fixer Oupa Brown Mogotsi is set to make another attempt to secure his release from custody after a series of unsuccessful bail applications linked to allegations that he staged an attempted assassination on himself. Mogotsi remains behind bars after earlier attempts to secure bail failed in the Johannesburg
The Johannesburg High Court has granted a final postponement for the pre-trial conference of Victor Majola, the alleged mastermind behind the targeted murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, due to a legal funding dispute. The matter has been rescheduled to September 18, 2026, to allow for the resolution of outstanding
Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of 27-year-old Simiso Silomo Phakathi in connection with the murder of his girlfriend, 37-year-old Jabulisile Josephina Tshabalala. Tshabalala was last seen alive on 7 August 2026. Her body was discovered on 13 August inside the backroom the couple shared in Orlando East,
The Free State Provincial Tracking Team in the Free State has successfully apprehended a long-sought suspect wanted in connection with a 2009 rape case, following a targeted intelligence-led Operation Shanela II. On Tuesday night, at approximately 20:30, members of the Provincial Tracking Team acted on credible information regarding the whereabouts
