The KZN Regional Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, Mnikelwa Nxele, appeared before the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates’ Court in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) after his arrest by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) on charges of fraud and money laundering. His case was postponed to 16 September 2026 for the application of
The Pretoria High Court in Gauteng which Rassie Hlabirwa Nkune (37), from Mpumalanga, and former police official Jacob Mothibe Chego (41), previously employed at the White River Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit (VCIU), were found guilty. They were convicted on two counts of premeditated murder of a couple, Lucky and Sabeliwe
The Eastern Cape High Court has dismissed an urgent application by Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane to stop EFF leader Julius Malema from repeating claims about his Master’s degree from the University of Fort Hare. The court dismissed the application with costs on Tuesday, finding that Malema’s remarks formed part
Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo and Major General Nozipho Madondo have lodged formal complaints over the handling of an aborted arrest operation by the NPA’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption. The complaints have been sent to the Ministers of Justice and Police, as well as the National Director of
Police in the Bojanala Platinum District have arrested five suspects in connection with separate murder cases reported in Rustenburg and Hebron. In the first case, Rustenburg police arrested 36-year-old Lesotho national Reitumetse Makakane Nkeche in Reutlwile Metso section, Zinniaville, Rustenburg. According to police, information about the suspect’s whereabouts was received
POLOKWANE – A growing mystery has gripped the Limpopo town of Lephalale after a mother and her two young sons disappeared under circumstances that police say remain unclear, sparking fears and urgent efforts to locate the family. Police have launched an investigation into the disappearance of 37-year-old Phindile Ntombifuthi Phalatse
A case that began with a heartbreaking report of a young child dying in his sleep has taken a disturbing turn, with police arresting the child’s stepfather on a murder charge nearly two months after the tragedy. The arrest of a 24-year-old man on Friday, 19 June, has sent shockwaves
POLOKWANE – A sweeping police crackdown across Limpopo’s Sekhukhune District has resulted in the arrest of 95 suspected illegal immigrants, while officers also recovered an unlicensed firearm, illicit cigarettes and equipment believed to be linked to illegal mining activities. The large-scale operation unfolded over two days between Thursday and Friday
PRETORIA – A South African Police Service captain accused of interfering with crucial evidence in the investigation into the murder of Armand Swart has been granted bail, in a case that has intensified scrutiny over the integrity of a high-profile police investigation. Captain Itumeleng Laurence Makgotoe, 54, attached to the
The grief of a shattered family and the anger of a traumatised community took centre stage in court as a man accused of murdering two young cousins in Mamelodi was denied bail. The Mamelodi Magistrates’ Court in Pretoria has ruled that 38-year-old Tebogo Mnisi, of Mamelodi East Extension 17, must
