A 27-year-old man who forced his way into a woman’s home and raped her after threatening to break down the door has been sentenced to 15 years’ direct imprisonment. Tshepo Kopedi was sentenced by the Vryburg Regional Court, sitting in Ganyesa in the North West, after being convicted of rape
Police in Polokwane have launched an appeal for public assistance to help locate 42 year old Clinton Cloud Vander Merwe, who has been reported missing. The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Polokwane said Vander Merwe was last seen by his grandmother on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, at about 15:30.
Two suspects who were arrested for dealing in drugs as well as possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Mayville on Thursday night will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The two suspects, aged 20 and 26 years old, were arrested during an intelligence led operation by police
A woman, who was hitchhiking from Wolmaransstad to Vryburg, was allegedly robbed at gunpoint after accepting a lift from occupants of a white Volkswagen Polo, leading to the arrest of three suspects in Makwassie. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, at approximately 15:20 along the Wolmaransstad/Schweizer-Reneke Road. It
A 48-year-old suspect handed himself over to the authorities at Durban North Police Station in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Thursday. According to police reports, the said man will be facing charges of trafficking in persons, sexual assault and kidnapping when he appears in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday (today). The
The Tzaneen Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit has secured the life sentence imprisonment handed down to a 33 year-old male accused for raping a seven (07) year-old female victim at Pulaneng village under Maake policing area. Tebogo Raymond Malatji appeared before the Naphuno Magistrate court on Tuesday
A missing person investigation has led to the alleged discovery of the body of a 19-year-old male concealed inside a pit toilet at the R61 Rashoop informal settlement in the North West. The discovery follows a missing person enquiry registered at Brits on Friday, 7 August 2026. Police received information
A 50-year-old man accused of raping his wife has been denied bail by the Calvinia Magistrate’s Court in the Northern Cape. It is alleged that the accused raped his wife on 22 July 2026. Out of fear, the victim only reported the matter to the police on 25 July 2026.
A senior Hawks officer has been linked to a R2.7 million financial trail as the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry probes allegations of an alleged police hit squad operating in KwaZulu-Natal. The evidence places Lieutenant Colonel Deena Govender at the centre of questions about the source of substantial cash payments used
A 23-year-old alleged gangster is expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, facing charges linked to the killing of two Gauteng SAPS Anti-Gang Unit members. The suspect is facing two counts of murder and a charge of possession of unlicensed firearms following a multidisciplinary police operation in
