A woman, who was hitchhiking from Wolmaransstad to Vryburg, was allegedly robbed at gunpoint after accepting a lift from occupants of a white Volkswagen Polo, leading to the arrest of three suspects in Makwassie. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, at approximately 15:20 along the Wolmaransstad/Schweizer-Reneke Road. It
A 48-year-old suspect handed himself over to the authorities at Durban North Police Station in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Thursday. According to police reports, the said man will be facing charges of trafficking in persons, sexual assault and kidnapping when he appears in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday (today). The
The Tzaneen Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit has secured the life sentence imprisonment handed down to a 33 year-old male accused for raping a seven (07) year-old female victim at Pulaneng village under Maake policing area. Tebogo Raymond Malatji appeared before the Naphuno Magistrate court on Tuesday
A missing person investigation has led to the alleged discovery of the body of a 19-year-old male concealed inside a pit toilet at the R61 Rashoop informal settlement in the North West. The discovery follows a missing person enquiry registered at Brits on Friday, 7 August 2026. Police received information
A 50-year-old man accused of raping his wife has been denied bail by the Calvinia Magistrate’s Court in the Northern Cape. It is alleged that the accused raped his wife on 22 July 2026. Out of fear, the victim only reported the matter to the police on 25 July 2026.
A senior Hawks officer has been linked to a R2.7 million financial trail as the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry probes allegations of an alleged police hit squad operating in KwaZulu-Natal. The evidence places Lieutenant Colonel Deena Govender at the centre of questions about the source of substantial cash payments used
A 23-year-old alleged gangster is expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, facing charges linked to the killing of two Gauteng SAPS Anti-Gang Unit members. The suspect is facing two counts of murder and a charge of possession of unlicensed firearms following a multidisciplinary police operation in
Parliament has challenged National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams’ explanation for why his sworn statement to the Madlanga Commission was submitted late, saying its records do not support his claim that persistent problems with his official laptop disrupted his access to correspondence. The parliamentary intervention adds another layer to a
A former Klerksdorp attorney has been granted bail after appearing in court over the alleged theft of more than R130,000 from a deceased estate, adding to a string of previous allegations involving clients’ money. Barend Philippus Botha, 69, appeared in the Klerksdorp Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 11 August 2026, following
The 23-year-old Sherico Makatees, was sentenced by the Springbok Regional Court in the Northern Cape to 25 years’ imprisonment, with five years suspended, for the brutal murder of 24-year-old Calvin Saul. Makatees was convicted of murder, read with the provisions of Section 51(1) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 105
