The Mooinooi police in the North West are investigating a case of murder and kidnapping following an alleged incident in which a 35-year-old Lesotho national was killed after being set alight. According to police report, on Thursday night, police received a complaint that a person had been murdered at the
Police have made a major breakthrough in the murder investigation of Marius Van Der Merwe, widely known as Witness D, whose killing shocked the country and raised serious concerns around witnesses linked to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. A specialised task team established to investigate cases arising from the Madlanga
In a major step forward, police have made their first arrest in the high-profile murder of Marius van der Merwe – better known as Witness D from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. A dedicated task team, set up on the President’s orders by National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, took
The family of the young man who was gunned down with his friend want justice. Litha Govuza and his friend who cannot be named because he fears for his were shot while waiting for their orders in a foreign national tuckshop on February 19. Unfortunately Govuza was declared dead when
The High Court of South Africa, Mpumalanga Division convicted and sentenced Innocent Sthembiso Maseko (35) to life imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend, Mbali Lucy Ngubeni, at Silobela in Carolina in Mpumalanga. Maseko and Ngubeni were in a domestic relationship and resided together. According National Prosecuting Authority(NPA) Monica Nyuswa
Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) arrested Kwanele Khatheni (27) for murder of Sergeant Sanele Dlamini (37) who was fatally shot at Inanda last year. Khatheni was apprehended in his hideout place on Wednesday and appeared in Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court on Friday. KZN Hawks
The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court held sentencing proceedings in Burgersdorp in Limpopo, where 52-year-old Nokuzola Nxilolo and 44-year-old Mzamo Ciko were sentenced on two counts of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Police reports suggest that the pair received five years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit
The Johannesburg High Court in Gauteng has set a trial date for alleged crime kingpin Katiso “KT” Molefe and his three co-accused following a pre-trial hearing on Thursday. The proceedings will run from October 26 to December 4, 2026. Molefe, 61 who is alleged to be the big top five
🚨 Tensions rise in Johannesburg as Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department officers are forced to run for their lives after alleged land grabbers reportedly pelt them with stones during a confrontation. The shocking incident highlights the growing tensions around land occupation and illegal land grabs in parts of South Africa. In
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is heartbroken after a 16-year-old Grade 9 boy from Badirile Secondary School in Khutsong, Carletonville, died today following a stabbing during a fight on school grounds. The incident unfolded on Thursday morning, 12 March 2026, when the Grade 9 learner was allegedly attacked by a
