Limpopo police in Tshaulu are seeking assistance from the public to locate the boyfriend of the deceased 40 year old woman discovered in a pit toilet at Ha-Lambani Mahagala on Sunday. It is alleged that the body of the deceased was discovered at about 11:40 inside a pit toilet at
The Vryheid Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) sentenced Asanda Fakude to 30 years direct imprisonment for the murder of his then 17-year-old girlfriend at Gegund farm within the Vryheid policing precinct on 16 February 2026. SAPS KZN Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Paul Magwaza said the accused had invited his girlfriend to
A dramatic early morning police operation near the Beitbridge border ended with the recovery of a stolen luxury vehicle and the arrest of a 44 year old Zimbabwean national after a high speed chase along the N1 in Limpopo. The operation unfolded in the Makhado policing area during the early
The long running pursuit of justice for slain student activist Caiphus Nyoka has been delayed after two former apartheid police officers convicted of his murder returned to the Pretoria High Court sitting in Benoni, where sentencing proceedings were postponed due to one accused officer’s ill health. Abraham Hercules Engelbrecht, 61,
RITAVI: The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the sentence of two life terms of imprisonment imposed by the Nkowankowa Regional Court on a 40-year-old man from Sedan Village for the rape of two minor boys, aged seven and 11. The court also declared the accused unfit to possess a firearm
Police in Thohoyandou have launched a murder investigation after a 40-year-old woman was found dead inside a pit toilet at her home in Ha-Lambani Mahagala. The discovery has sent shockwaves through the local community after the woman’s body was found concealed beneath a blanket inside the pit toilet on Sunday
Man receives 22 year prison sentence after brutal assault on infant son and elderly grandmother who tried to protect him A North West father has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after a violent attack that left his 10 month old baby boy fighting for his safety and his
RITAVI – Police Detectives in the Tzaneen Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit arrested a 42-year-old suspect in connection with the rape of a six-year-old girl in the Ritavi policing area on Sunday. It is alleged that on 18 July 2026, at about 20:30, the minor was
In a significant breakthrough against gender based violence, the Free State Provincial Tracking Team has arrested three suspects wanted in separate rape investigations, bringing renewed hope to survivors and signalling a determined effort by police to track down alleged offenders who have remained out of reach for years. The arrests,
What began as an ordinary stop to buy food allegedly ended in a burst of gunfire that left one man dead, several others injured and a South African police detective facing some of the most serious criminal charges under the law. Detective Constable Elias Moeketsi Pinkoane, 34, who is attached
