A massive multi-disciplinary manhunt has been launched in the Eastern Cape following the brutal murder of two South African Police Service (SAPS) officers at Ziphunzana Location in Libode, near Mthatha, in the early hours of Friday. A massive multi-disciplinary manhunt has been launched in the Eastern Cape following the brutal
Pretoria, 18 September 2026; The South African Police Service (SAPS) urges members of the public not to circulate or share photographs of persons alleged to be linked to the murders of women in the area. SAPS National Spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said it has not issued any identikit, wanted poster
Police detectives in KwaMashu in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are urgently calling on members of the public to help identify and locate two persons of interest who may hold vital information regarding a brutal murder that took place in July. According to police reports, 42-year-old Innocent Xolani Magwaza was allegedly
The murder trial of media personality and businessman Warrick Stock, widely known as DJ Warras, hit a temporary snag in the Johannesburg High Court after a key defense lawyer withdrew from the case. Co-accused Victor Majola and Hlengiwe Buthelezi appeared in court on Friday, facing serious charges of murder and
The Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court in KuGompo in the Eastern Cape has officially denied bail to two men accused of playing pivotal roles in the assassination of former boxing world champion Zolani Tete. The decision, delivered on Friday, September 18, 2026, leaves the 22-year-old alleged mastermind, Uzuzole “Uzo” Goqwana, and the
A trusted eMalahleni soccer coach who built his life around the beautiful game has been sent to prison for 15 years after a court found he sexually assaulted, exploited and groomed three boys aged 8, 11 and 13. Edwin Sipho Soko, 43, was sentenced in the eMalahleni Regional Court to
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has firmly rejected a R500,000 cash reward offer made by the Democratic Alliance (DA), stating that the state will not be drawn into political matters. Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili clarified the police’s stance on Thirsday explaining that law enforcement cannot
LIMPOPO: A 37-year-old suspect linked to an alleged R45 million fraud, corruption and money-laundering investigation involving the Mogalakwena Local Municipality has been granted R100 000 bail by the Mokopane Magistrate’s Court. The suspect appeared in court on Thursday, 17 September 2026, following his arrest by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation
The family of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo has positively identified her as one of the women whose body was found along the R21 in Kempton Park. Nkomo was the third woman discovered in the Kempton Park area on 10 September 2026. Her body was found partially clothed. Her relatives identified her
The Gauteng High Court sitting in Palm Ridge, yesterday on 16 September 2026, sentenced Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Mokoena, of Vereeniging SAPS to twenty years for the murder of Sibongiseni Cele in 2024. According to a statement, it is alleged that Mokoena assaulted Cele on 3 March 2024, at around 19h00, for
