The South African Police Service (SAPS) has firmly rejected a R500,000 cash reward offer made by the Democratic Alliance (DA), stating that the state will not be drawn into political matters. Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili clarified the police’s stance on Thirsday explaining that law enforcement cannot
LIMPOPO: A 37-year-old suspect linked to an alleged R45 million fraud, corruption and money-laundering investigation involving the Mogalakwena Local Municipality has been granted R100 000 bail by the Mokopane Magistrate’s Court. The suspect appeared in court on Thursday, 17 September 2026, following his arrest by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation
The family of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo has positively identified her as one of the women whose body was found along the R21 in Kempton Park. Nkomo was the third woman discovered in the Kempton Park area on 10 September 2026. Her body was found partially clothed. Her relatives identified her
The Gauteng High Court sitting in Palm Ridge, yesterday on 16 September 2026, sentenced Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Mokoena, of Vereeniging SAPS to twenty years for the murder of Sibongiseni Cele in 2024. According to a statement, it is alleged that Mokoena assaulted Cele on 3 March 2024, at around 19h00, for
South African law enforcement authorities have confirmed that a prime suspect currently in custody in connection with a horrific string of femicides is a foreign national. The breakthrough comes as the South African Police Service (SAPS) intensifies its investigation into the murders of nine women whose bodies have been discovered
PIETERMARITZBURG: The discovery of a woman’s body in Copesville, Ward 29, has prompted calls for a swift police investigation and increased visibility of law enforcement in the area. The body was discovered on Tuesday, with the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death yet to be established. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
POLOKWANE: Limpopo police detectives are appealing to the public for information that could lead to the arrest of a suspect wanted in connection with several serious cases, including murder, robbery and attempted murder. The suspect, Sipho Sphola Mokwatedi, from Ga-Mabitsela, Moletjie, is being sought by detectives attached to the Limpopo
Provincial Serious and Violent Crime detectives have launched a manhunt following a horrific shooting incident that left three men dead in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, in Cape Town in the Western Cape on Wednesday afternoon. The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Makhaza registered three counts of murder after responding to the
A suspect who was wanted for serious and violent crimes including murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, and house robberies was shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police in Inanda on Wednesday evening, 16 September 2026. Police received information that the suspect they were looking for was at a certain
The family of 38-year-old Dineo Evelyn Motapane has positively identified her body at the Springs Mortuary in Gauteng. This comes after her remains were discovered on the side of the road in KwaThema, Springs, prompting the South African Police Service (SAPS) to intensify its ongoing investigation into the murders of
