Three men were shot dead in Mamelodi East, Tshwane, during a gun battle with the Hawks. Authorities say they were acting on a tip-off about an armed gang believed to be in possession of illegal firearms. When officers moved in, the suspects allegedly opened fire. Police returned fire, killing three
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has issued a recall affecting more than 21,000 vehicles across the region due to potential safety issues. The recall covers Ford Ranger, Everest, Puma, and EcoSport models built between 2021 and 2025. The main concern involves certain Ranger and Everest models with 3.0L
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) in Gauteng has condemned the brutal killing of a 27-year-old e-hailing driver at Maponya Mall in Soweto, stressing that not all taxi operators are involved in criminal or violent behavior. Speaking at a media briefing, Santaco Gauteng chairperson Midday Mali expressed deep
The Competition Commission has hauled some of South Africa’s top banks before the Constitutional Court, accusing them of conspiring to manipulate the Rand/US Dollar exchange rate. Background: Case dates back to alleged price-fixing between 2007–2013 Involves 28 local & foreign banks, including Standard Bank, Nedbank, and FirstRand The Commission argues
The South African Police Service in Moletlane launched massive manhunt for a group of armed suspects who committed a business robbery on Monday, 18 August 2025 at around 04:30, in one of the filling stations at Moletlane Zebediela, in Capricorn District. Reportedly, the suspects wearing balaclavas and armed with
The Hawks in the Eastern Cape have arrested two men in connection with the kidnapping of a 73-year-old woman from Kariega earlier this month. The woman was abducted on August 11 when armed suspects blocked her car in Crocus Street. They forced her into their vehicle and fled the
The heartbreaking case of four-year-old Nikita has taken another turn, as her mother now also faces a murder charge alongside the child’s father. Both parents have abandoned their bid for bail. Nikita’s short life came to a devastating end last week. Police were called to a shack in Eldorado
The family of 27-year-old e-hailing driver Mthokozisi Mvelase is appealing for help to lay him to rest with dignity after his brutal killing in Soweto last week. Mvelase was shot and his vehicle set alight outside Maponya Mall on Wednesday night, a crime that has sparked widespread anger and
Police in the Garden Route District have arrested eight people in connection with unrelated murder cases, following a series of violent incidents across the region. The first case unfolded on Saturday in George, when officers responded to an altercation in New Dawn Park. They discovered a 25-year-old man with
Members of Provincial Flying Squad recovered a black Kia Sonet worth about R400 000 and arrested a 33-year-old male suspect for possession of suspected stolen motor vehicle, along the N1 next to a filling station, on Friday, 15 August 2025. The members, together with security company, received an alert
