A police 10111 operator is facing an internal disciplinary investigation after a Cape Town motorist alleged that his desperate emergency call was ended while he was trying to report a mob assault in progress near the N7, hours before four badly burned bodies were discovered at the scene. Western Cape
The State has raised fresh allegations of attempted witness interference against Polokwane attorney Charlotte Tibana as she and her husband, Tshwane Metro Police Department officer and social-media personality Peter “Gagash” Nonyane, continue their bail battle in a multimillion-rand deceased-estate fraud case. The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court heard on Tuesday, 25 August
BOKSBURG, GAUTENG | 25 AUGUST 2026 — Three men accused of involvement in the deadly Reiger Park mass shooting that claimed the lives of two South African Police Service Anti-Gang Unit officers and two women are back in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for formal bail proceedings. The accused,
Police in KwaZulu-Natal are urging Zamani Bhekisimo Qoma to present himself to the nearest police station to assist police in the ongoing investigation into the double murder and four counts of attempted murder which happened at KwaMusi area in September 2024. According to KZN SAPS Spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said
Nearly one in four paternity tests conducted by a leading Nigerian DNA testing company returned negative results in 2025/2026, although the firm has stressed that the figure should not be taken as representative of the wider Nigerian population. Smart DNA Nigeria, a Lagos-based DNA testing company, reported that 23.6% of
TSHILWAVHUSIKU, LIMPOPO – A Limpopo mother accused of administering a poisonous substance to her two young children is expected to return to the Tshilwavhusiku Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 28 August 2026. Ntanganedzeni Siphugu, 27, faces two counts of murder following the deaths of her children, aged six and nine, at
POLOKWANE, LIMPOPO – The high-profile double-murder trial arising from the deaths of Maria Makgato and Kudzai Ndlovu is expected to resume in the Limpopo High Court in Polokwane on 23 October 2026. Farm owner Zacharia Olivier and farm employee William Musora are standing trial over the women’s deaths on a
POLOKWANE, LIMPOPO – Three people accused of involvement in the murder of Limpopo education official Dr Nancy Mehlape are expected to stand trial in the Limpopo High Court in Polokwane from 2 to 13 November 2026. Tshepo Gabriel Ranoto, Mahlodi Melida Mathole and Michael Sello Molongoane face charges including conspiracy
MODIMOLLE, LIMPOPO – Judgment in the closely watched Phala Phala farm burglary trial is expected to be handed down in the Modimolle Regional Court on 2 November 2026. Imanuwela David and siblings Froliana and Ndilinasho Joseph are accused of involvement in the theft of approximately US$580,000 from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s
POLOKWANE, LIMPOPO – Limpopo musician Katlego Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebeshxt or Shebe Maburna, is expected back in the Polokwane Regional Court on 10 September 2026 for a pre-trial hearing. The musician reportedly faces an amended charge sheet containing 21 charges, including attempted murder, culpable homicide, robbery, assault with
