Former SABC Sport presenter and prominent music rights activist Owen Ndlovu was hijacked and kidnapped at gunpoint on Tuesday evening, just hours before he was due to face the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) in a major financial court battle. The incident occurred at approximately 20:30 in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni,
Police have launched a massive manhunt following the brazen kidnapping of former SABC Sports Presenter and Businessman Owen Ndlovu, who was abducted by armed men outside a local church in Katlehong in Gauteng. According to police reports, Ndlovu had arrived at the church premises to pick up his wife when
Retired Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Superintendent Phineas Manyama, who was named the city’s 2019 Cop of the Year, has been accused of protecting criminal syndicates, interfering with police operations and misusing departmental resources. The allegations were made by JMPD Internal Affairs head Superintendent Elmarie de Beer during testimony before
Former South African Police Service (SAPS) lieutenant colonel Pieter Andries Nel has been convicted of 160 charges after admitting to defrauding the police of more than R1.2 million. Nel, who previously served as Head of Financial Services for SAPS in the ZF Mgcawu District, pleaded guilty in the Upington Serious
Former SABC Sports presenter and commentator Owen Ndlovu has allegedly been kidnapped by a group of armed men in Katlehong on Tuesday evening. According to preliminary reports, the incident occurred at approximately 20:00. A group of unidentified gunmen reportedly arrived and forcibly abducted Ndlovu directly in front of his wife.
MARBLE HALL: Limpopo MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Nakedi Kekana, has welcomed the arrest of eight suspects allegedly linked to a “cash-for-driver’s licence” scheme at the Marble Hall Driving Licence Testing Centre (DLTC) in Ephraim Mogale Municipality. The suspects appeared before the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 14 September
POLOKWANE – A joint operation involving the Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit and the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has resulted in the arrest and the subsequent court appearance of two male suspects linked to a business robbery that occurred in Moletjie Mashobohleng, Ga-Mantsho village under Seshego policing area. The
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the sentence of life imprisonment imposed by the Pretoria High Court on Fredrick Pieter Jacobus Botha (44) of Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng for the premeditated murder of Christiaan van Tonder. In addition to the life sentence, the court sentenced Botha to 10 years’ direct imprisonment
POLOKWANE: A 45-year-old teacher has been sentenced to an effective 17 years in prison for the premeditated murder of Limpopo Department of Education Circuit Manager Dr Malekutu Johannes Mehlape. Mahlodi Melida Mathole was sentenced by the Polokwane High Court after pleading guilty to the murder of Mehlape, who was shot
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, in Mpumalanga welcomes the successful apprehension of a 63-year-old fugitive who had failed to hand himself over to authorities to serve a 10-year prison sentence for fraud. The accused (63) was arrested by the DPCI Western Cape Serious
