The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng has revealed that its Water Policing and Diving Services recovered 28 bodies from various locations across the province during the festive season. Heavy rains and flooding The Gauteng Water Police recovered a total of 28 bodies between December 2024 and 19 January 2025. The recovered bodies included … Read more
A crime intelligence-driven operation led to the discovery and confiscation of R6 million worth of crystal meth. The drugs were found hidden in a wooden snooker / pool table that was destined for export at a warehouse at OR Tambo International Airport. Crystal meth destined for Australia Police were following up on intelligence when they … Read more
As the festive season approaches, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has revealed alarming crime statistics. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu recently announced that commercial crime surged by 18.5% between July and September. This increase highlights a growing trend of romance scams targeting vulnerable individuals Combating the Growing Threat These cases highlight the increasing danger of … Read more
Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has emphasised that the government will not assist the illegal miners (zama zamas) who are trapped underground in unused mine shafts in Orkney and Stilfontein, North West. Over 1 000 illegal miners who resurfaced from mines in Orkney and Stilfontein in the North West were arrested recently as the … Read more
South African police on Sunday said that 225 illegal miners were arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water. Blocked routes The miners, known locally as “zama zamas” (“those who try” in Zulu), resurfaced from a mine in Orkney, a gold mining town in the … Read more
As reported by The South African website, a Chinese national was shot in the chest in the Howard Centre parking lot in Pinelands on Monday afternoon. For the latest news, bookmark The South African website’s dedicated section for free-to-read content According to the Southern Suburbs Tatler website, one of his four attackers was later found dead in … Read more
Over R160 million in overtime pay was spent on the protectors of President Cyril Ramaphosa, his deputy Paul Mashatile and other high-ranking South African politicians in the 2023-2024 financial year. This was revealed by Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu last week, answering a question posed by Rise Mzansi member of Parliament Makashule Gana. And this … Read more
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has identified the 18 victims who were brutally murdered in a mass shooting in Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape. Two homesteads in the same street were targeted in the early hours on Saturday, 28 September, leaving 17 people dead. An 18th victim, who was in a critical condition … Read more
A manhunt is underway after 17 people living on the same street in an Eastern Cape village were killed in a mass shooting on Saturday. Two homes were targeted in the shootings early on Saturday in Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki, the country’s police ministry said in a statement. Six people, including a two-month-old baby, survived … Read more
Suspected Eastern Cape extortionist Sakhumzi Dalinzolo Mareke, who was killed by police in Mthatha on Wednesday evening, was not recognised by government as chief of Mthatha West. Mareke, who had assumed the title of “chief” of Mthatha West in the community and in media interviews, was a fraud and no official record of him as … Read more
