KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli visited the eZiko area in KwaMakhutha in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Wednesday morning following a horrific mass shooting that claimed 11 lives and left three others wounded. The tragedy occurred late on Tuesday night when a group of 14 people gathered for a house party.
The Parys Regional Court in the Western Cape has convicted and sentenced 28-year-old James Motaung to 20 years imprisonment for rape. The sentence was handed down on Friday. The sentence stems from an incident that occurred in April 2023, when the then 78-year-old pensioner was asleep at her residence. The
Police have confirmed that four suspects,”two men and two women arrested in Gauteng on Tuesday in connection with an alleged fraudulent Waterkloof lease will appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court this morning on fraud charges. According to police, one of the four suspects was already in custody as an awaiting-trial
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has intercepted nearly one tonne of suspected dagga, illicit tobacco products worth R1.9 million and suspected heroin valued at more than R2 million in a series of operations across South Africa. On Friday, 18 September, BMA officials working with SAPS seized about 991.5kg of suspected
MAHIKENG, 22 September 2026 — The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has secured three preservation orders over vehicles and mining equipment worth more than R7.2 million in separate North West cases linked to alleged illegal mining. The largest order covers four excavators and a dump truck valued at
RUSTENBURG, 22 September 2026 — Three people accused of defrauding the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality of more than R1.3 million have been granted bail of R1,000 each. Vincent Mkhwanazi, 38, Sibusiso Kunene, 44, and Thembeka Zukula, 44, appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. They face charges of fraud,
The State raised concerns about a possible escape plot involving suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, resulting in his transfer from Johannesburg to Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in Pretoria. Sibiya, 59, was arrested at a strip club in Rivonia on Monday night. He appeared briefly in the
Western Cape police are investigating a triple murder following a shooting incident in Z Memani Street, KTC informal settlement in Gugulethu on Tuesday morning. According to police reports, Gugulethu SAPS members responded to the scene at about 09:57 and discovered the bodies of three males, who had sustained multiple gunshot
Suspended Deputy National Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court today, Tuesday facing five charges, including r*pe, trafficking in persons and s**xual grooming of a child. The 59-year-old officer was arrested on Monday night by members of the Madlanga Commission’s Recommendations Task Team. The State alleges that
Controversial Bishop Dr Azwihangwi Maumela has lashed out at the authorities following the dramatic arrest of a senior South African Police Service (SAPS) Lieutenant General, calling the allegations fabricated and describing the enforcement team’s actions as “witchcraft”. The 59-year-old high-ranking police official was taken into custody at an establishment in
