A 47-year-old man from Boschkop appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on a charge of attempted murder for allegedly infecting his 38-year-old girlfriend with HIV. According to Gauteng National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said it is alleged that the accused and the complainant were in a relationship between
Former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Advocate Andrea Johnson has made another significant concession before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Under cross-examination, she acknowledged that the investigation into the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) did not fall within IDAC’s statutory mandate. The concession follows Johnson’s earlier admission that some
Police are urgently searching for two women allegedly captured on CCTV while using the bank card of murdered 47-year-old Thabani Mgayo. According to police Thabani Mgayo was reported missing on 23 July 2026 and last seen in Brits ( North West) The police in Gauteng discovered his bruised dead body
Accused Challenges State’s Identification Evidence in Senzo Meyiwa Trial The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial heard tense evidence on Monday as the defence challenged the state’s version linking one of the accused to the gunman who allegedly entered the Khumalo home on the night the football star was killed. The court
The Sebokeng Regional Court in Gauteng sentenced to life imprisonment Patrick Mphindeli Mkhwanazi (39) and William Mbuyiswa (29), both from Evaton in Gauteng. The pair was each sentenced to life imprisonment on three counts of murder and 15 years’ direct imprisonment for attempted murder. According to National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)
A 53-year-old police officer attached to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) National Head Office is expected to appear before the Nkowankowa Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 28 July 2026, on a charge of pointing of a firearm. The court appearance follows his arrest after an incident that allegedly occurred
The State has called its first three witnesses in the trial of a former police officer attached to the notorious Transkei Security Branch (SB), who is charged with the 1985 murder of anti-apartheid activist Bathandwa Ndondo. The trial commenced today and is scheduled to continue until 31 July 2026, with
The KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has arrested a 27-year-old suspect in connection with the attempted murder of MK Party Ilembe District Secretary, Zanele Mbhamali, and her husband. The suspect, Velile Ntshangase (27), from Mahlabathini, appeared before the Ndwedwe District Court on 27 July 2026 (Monday) on two counts
A 33 year old man is expected to appear before the Magudu Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 27 July 2026, after police uncovered 19 bales of compressed dagga with an estimated street value of R2 million during an intelligence driven operation near the Pongola River. The arrest follows a swift police
A family returned home to unimaginable devastation after a late night fire reduced two houses and everything inside them to ashes in Rooival village. Police have now arrested a 22 year old man, who is alleged to be the homeowner’s nephew, in connection with the blaze that left an estimated
