The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has successfully secured a 10-year prison sentence for 50-year-old Maria Lebeko following her conviction for the murder of a man outside a local tavern in Phatsima. The sentence was handed down by the Tlhabane Regional Court after Lebeko entered into a plea and sentence agreement
Criminal charges against suspended National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola have been formally withdrawn in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. The decision follows a comprehensive review by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which concluded that there were no reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution against the country’s top cop. General Masemola
POLOKWANE — A group of young men in support of the victim are demonstrating outside the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court ahead of the second court appearance of LAGDAG co-founder Tsebe Philemon Moloto, popularly known as “Mr Moloto”. The demonstrators carrying Gender Based Violence Placards have gathered in solidarity with the family
A 29-year-old suspect is scheduled to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court today, 22 September 2026, following his arrest for the possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The apprehension was carried out on Monday by members of the Provincial Drugs and Firearms Unit during an intelligence-driven operation in Montclair. Police
The Radebe and Mathobela families have been plunged into deep mourning following the horrific and unprovoked murder of their beloved 34-year-old son, Vusimuzi “Vusi” Radebe. Vusi was brutally beaten to death in a fatal case of mistaken identity and dangerous assumptions while simply walking home to Lynville from his grandmother’s
BOKSBURG — Two women accused of murdering Jabulile Ntimba, the ninth woman found dead in Ekurhuleni since July, have been remanded in custody following their first appearance in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Fortunate Masilela, 31, and Tsakane Nester Msithini, 38, are facing charges of premeditated murder and defeating
A 59-year-old South African Police Service officer holding the rank of Lieutenant General was arrested today, Monday on charges relating to the alleged sexual grooming of a 16-year-old girl and the alleged r**pe of an 18-year-old woman. The arrest was carried out by the Commissions Recommendations Task Team (CRTT), the
POLOKWANE — Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Constable Peter “Gagash” Nonyane and his wife, attorney Charlotte Tibana, are expected to appear before the Polokwane High Court on Wednesday to appeal the decision denying them bail. The couple’s bail appeal follows the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court’s decision to deny them bail in
The Hawks are appealing to the public for information that could help locate Cardoso Missuque, 36, a Mozambican national who failed to appear in the Standerton Regional Court on 17 July 2026 after being released on bail. Missuque is wanted in connection with an alleged multi-million-rand underground mandrax laboratory uncovered
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that Lawrence Mudzinganyama handed himself over to authorities following a massive public outcry over a viral video filmed at a Sandton establishment. Mudzinganyama was arrested at the Randburg Police Station and subsequently released on a warning. He is scheduled to make his
