The President has announced a four-point emergency response after the bodies of 11 women were found in Ekurhuleni since July, while police continue investigating whether the killings are connected. In a solemn national address, the President said the latest discovery of a woman’s body in Springs on Sunday had brought the number of women found […]

 Gunfire Erupts Again at Deadly Crocodile River Mine as Rival Zama Zamas Clash A busy stretch of one of Mpumalanga's most important routes was shut down this morning after rival gangs of illegal miners turned their weapons on each other in a fierce gun battle. The well-known Schoemanskloof route between Machadodorp and Mbombela was closed […]

Three suspected cash-in-transit robbers were shot and killed while another alleged accomplice was arrested after a deadly confrontation with police on the R80 highway in Gauteng. The shooting happened on Monday, September 28, during an operation aimed at stopping a suspected robbery before it could be carried out. Police said the operation followed intelligence received […]

Four men have been arrested after a motorist was allegedly stabbed and robbed of his Toyota Hilux bakkie during a frightening early-morning hijacking near Bloemfontein. The suspects, aged between 18 and 23, are facing charges of hijacking and possession of a suspected stolen vehicle following a police operation that ended with the bakkie crashing into […]

Limpopo police sergeant allegedly kills man before taking his own life A Limpopo police sergeant allegedly shot and killed a 32-year-old man before returning to his home, where he allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl and later fatally shot himself. The sergeant was stationed at Mecklenburg South African Police Service in Limpopo. The incident occurred on […]

A security patrol found the body of a woman in her 20s in an open veld near Rhokana Road in Springs on Sunday, taking the number of women found dead across Ekurhuleni since July to 11. The discovery came less than 24 hours after the body of Ntombifuthi Nxumalo was found naked at Mooifontein Cemetery […]

Suspended deputy national police commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya is believed to have been a regular visitor to The Grand, an upmarket strip club in Sandton, Johannesburg, where one dancer claimed he had a preference for Russian women. Sibiya, 59, was arrested at the club on Monday in connection with allegations that he raped an 18-year-old […]

There is a growing storm brewing in the offices of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), where the lifeline for thousands of our most vulnerable citizens is being pulled tight, and in many cases, severed completely. In a staggering revelation brought to light in Parliament, it has been confirmed that more than half of […]

A married man convicted of murdering his secret male lover has told the Durban High Court that shame kept him silent for nearly 11 years — and in a twist that left the courtroom heavy with emotion, his wife only learned this week that he was the one who pulled the trigger. Petrus Hendrik van […]

  The brutal reality of violent crime hit home once again in Cape Town this morning, Tuesday 22 September 2026, when the body of a woman was discovered in an open field on Clover Crescent in Silvertown. The grim discovery has cast a dark cloud over the area, coming at a time when the country […]