Police officers who are members of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) have arrested a 29-year-old suspect for the murder of Inkosi Sphamandla Khumalo and his wife, Thuthukile Khumalo, who were shot and killed in a hail of bullets in October 2023. The suspect was arrested on a warrant of
South African police have arrested a 43-year-old Zimbabwean national after making a shocking discovery during a stop-and-search operation in Mpumalanga. According to SAPS, officers intercepted a white Chevrolet bakkie near Waterval Boven after receiving intelligence about suspicious cross-border activity. During the search, police allegedly uncovered 582 passports hidden inside a
Two hired assassins have been handed direct imprisonment sentences following a brutal murder and robbery that occurred in Kanana, North West, in 2021. Incident Overview Armed Robbery Turns Deadly According to police reports, the incident took place on the evening of Monday, 22 November 2021, when three unidentified men entered
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) remains committed to rooting out the trade of illicit and stolen goods within our communities. On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, JMPD officers from the Tactical Response Unit (TRU) successfully apprehended two suspects and recovered a significant haul of suspected stolen electronic goods during a
The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Region 3 Sector 1 in Pretoria West and Cable Theft Unit arrested five males involved in an armed robbery at Forsig City of Tshwane Electricity Depot today, 14 May 2026. TMPD received information about the robbery, and officers responded promptly to the scene, where
The trial of 52-year-old Orscarin Selina Hlungwani, whom the state accused of murdering her husband Soyaphi Moses Hlungwani, also known as Shaka, has been postponed once again by the Phalaborwa Regional Court. The matter was scheduled to continue on 13 and 14 May 2026, but was postponed to 30 September
Serial killer Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu and her co-accused Nomsa Mudau appeared in the Kempton Park Regional Court on 14 May 2026 for closing arguments in a chilling murder-for-hire case. The pair, who were both police officers, are accused of plotting to kill Mudau’s husband so she could cash in on
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal against two properties linked to funds allocated by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to the Malusi We Sizwe Non-Profit Company (NPC). The properties are located in The Orchards and Soshanguve in Pretoria, Gauteng. The preservation order
MAKHANDO: Four suspects arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition are to appear before the Makhado magistrate’s court on Thursday (14 May 2026) The suspects were apprehended during an intelligence-driven operation conducted on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, at about 14:00. The suspects, aged between 33 and 69, were arrested
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed two Deputy National Directors of Public Prosecutions as part of ensuring that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) remains effective in the fight against crime and enjoys public trust. President Ramaphosa has appointed Adv Chuma Mtengwane as Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions: Asset Forfeiture Unit.
