Police in the Eastern Cape have arrested 21 suspects linked to a major cable theft at Transnet’s electrical depot in Swartkops, Gqeberha. The group was caught just before midnight on Monday, hiding inside a locomotive at the depot. Officers recovered backpacks and large plastic bags stuffed with stolen transformers,
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appear at Alexandra Magistrate’s Alleged crime kingpin and tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala returned to the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court for a solo bail application. His co-accused will only appear next month. Stay updated on this unfolding Johannesburg court case. MDNtv is South Africa’s award‑winning independent news channel —
The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) has condemned the SABC’s decision to take presenter Juliet Newell off air after her interview with Dr Mamphela Ramphele. During the interview, Dr Ramphele compared the situation in Gaza to the Holocaust – a claim that Newell rightly questioned and placed in context, as
Cape Town police uncovered a major weapons stash in Mitchells Plain, seizing 19 firearms along with large amounts of ammunition. The cache was hidden inside cooler boxes and safes at a house in Lentegeur, a community long troubled by gang-related violence. Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile said
Chaos erupted in Boksburg on Monday when a cash-in-transit robbery turned deadly, leaving two innocent bystanders fatally shot during a gun battle between security personnel and armed robbers. The attackers ambushed the cash van, bombing the vehicle before making off with an undisclosed amount of money. In the aftermath,
The Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court will decide whether Walter Tshehlo, accused of murdering 21-year-old North-West University student Onalenna Selebogo, will be granted bail. Case Background: Selebogo, a third-year education student, was found murdered on 3 August in a Rustenburg flat. Her body was discovered wrapped in bedsheets with multiple stab wounds
A 25-year-old man who admitted to kidnapping, raping, and murdering six-year-old Amantle Samane will learn his fate in the Johannesburg High Court today. The man, originally from Mozambique, confessed to the crimes, including violating immigration laws. Amantle’s body was discovered in his shack in Orlando, Soweto, in October last
Two men wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies were shot and killed by police in KwaMashu on Monday morning. According to authorities, the suspects had been on the run for some time. A joint team of officers from KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng tracked them down, following leads
Two members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and a taxi driver carrying more than 20 passengers were arrested for drunk driving during weekend law enforcement operations in KwaZulu-Natal. Authorities confirmed that a total of 27 people were arrested in just two large-scale roadblocks held on Saturday night.
A man believed to be behind a deadly taxi-related shooting in Montclair has been arrested in Umlazi. Detectives from the KwaZulu-Natal Taxi Violence Unit apprehended 32-year-old Qaphelani Nyawose during an operation on August 28, 2025. He is accused of murdering 45-year-old Mohammed Abdul Hammid, who was gunned down outside
