The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, says maximum resources have been mobilized to hunt down a group of brazen criminals who attacked two crime intelligence officers this afternoon in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Dimpane stated that the attack occurred in the Mount Edgecombe
A 26-year-old Brazilian national, Sacramento de Jesus Marcos Vinicius, has appeared briefly in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court in connection with a cocaine smuggling case. 🚨 The accused was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine into South Africa. 📅 The case was heard on
Limpopo SAPS joint operation with two private security companies arrested five illegal Mozambican nationals aged between 29 and 42 at Greenside, Extension 71 and 78 outside Polokwane on Wednesday ( 29 April 2026) The suspects are positively linked with 22 cases of motor vehicle theft committed between December 2024 and
The Bloemfontein High Court has sentenced Tumelo Mothupi (46) to 24 years imprisonment for murder of his 51-year-old ex-girlfriend. Constable Maselela Langa Free State Police’spokesperson said it was on Saturday, 19 October 2024, at about 23:00, the accused visited his ex-girlfriend’s home. While at the house, he stabbed her with
A 26-year-old Brazilian national is expected to appear before the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on 30 April 2026 in connection with a cocaine smuggling case. The accused was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after allegedly being found in possession of cocaine. The case has drawn attention due to the
Only nine of the Ten arrested Ethiopian spaza shop operators appeared at the Bolobedu Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday ( 29 April 2026) All nine accused were present without a lawyer and requested an Aramaic language translator before a bail hearing. The accused were arrested on Monday in a collaboration between
The case involving SA FM senior broadcaster Nonkululeko Mantula and four co-accused has been postponed once again by the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court. ⚖️ Mantula appeared alongside Thulani Mazibuko, Xolani Ntuli, Siphamandla Tshabalala, and Sfiso Mabena on charges linked to allegedly recruiting men to assist the Russian military in the
A 69-year-old medical doctor has been arrested in Madadeni, near Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), following allegations that he sexually assaulted several patients. The arrest was carried out on Tuesday by the KwaZulu-Natal Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit, working together with Madadeni police. According to police reports,
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) reaffirms its commitment to ensuring accountability and safeguarding South Africa’s natural heritage and endangered species. Monica Nyuswa NPA Regional Spokesperson DPP Mpumalanga said this follows the conviction and sentencing of three former Skukuza officials by the Skukuza Regional Court for poaching-related offences. Two
The family of Mmago Tshimollogo, popularly known as Sandra, who was allegedly killed in a car crash involving suspended Ekurhuleni City Manager Kagiso Lerutla, is demanding justice. Sandra died on 14 May 2021 after her blue Hyundai was allegedly involved in a collision with a black Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon near
