Ten people were shot dead at a shisanyama in Lwandle, Cape Town, on Sunday morning, only hours after 17 people were killed in a tavern shooting near Carletonville in Gauteng. The two attacks brought the combined death toll to 27 in the space of a few hours, as investigators in both provinces searched for the […]

  The blue lights of the police force usually symbolise protection and the rule of law. But in a scandal that has sent tremors through the highest echelons of the South African Police Service (SAPS), the arrest of Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya has exposed a much darker underbelly of power, privilege, and alleged predation. Sibiya, […]

A complex and fatal story of betrayal, jealousy, and revenge has taken centre stage in the East Rand following the tragic death of Jabulile Ntimba. The murder case against two women accused of taking Ntimba’s life at Villa Liza in Boksburg has brought a shocking twist, with police confirming that a suspected love triangle lies […]

Developments surrounding the murder of Jabulile Ntimba—the ninth woman found dead in a string of tragic killings across Ekurhuleni—took a turn on Monday as police confirmed a male suspect questioned in connection with the crime has been released without charge. Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Tebello Mosikili confirmed outside the Boksburg Magistrate's Court that the […]

The Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court has handed down a stern ruling, denying bail to two men accused of orchestrating the murder of world boxing champion Zolani Tete. The court found that releasing Uzuzole Goqwana and Sinebhongo Qase would likely result in them evading trial and interfering with potential witnesses. Goqwana, 22, and Qase, 28, appeared in […]

A suspected poacher who allegedly ran into a herd of elephants while illegally inside the Kruger National Park was reportedly found dead six kilometres from the park boundary. The man’s body was discovered over the weekend after he and an accomplice allegedly entered the protected area through the Pafuri region in the north. The surviving […]

The alleged mastermind behind the murder of boxing champion Zolani Tete believed the former world champion was responsible for the shooting that left him paralysed, the State has told the Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court. Prosecutor Thango Pangalele argued that Uzuzole Goqwana allegedly carried out a revenge attack based on a mistaken belief. Goqwana, 22, is wheelchair-bound […]

He Stabbed A 20-Year-Old In The Heart. He Will Serve That Sentence At Home. Angelo Namba was declared dead on arrival at hospital. Two stab wounds. One of them to the heart. He was 20 years old, working at a local factory, and telling anybody who would listen that he wanted to be a law […]

A car accident on the N2 has turned the spotlight on the ANC speaker of Umuziwabantu Local Municipality, with Nkosiyazi Petros Shebi now facing suspension after a crash that killed two road workers. Shebi, who is based in Harding on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, was allegedly driving an official municipal vehicle when the tragedy struck […]

A 28-year-old man believed to have been a witness in a recent mass shooting in Wesbank was shot dead on Wednesday night, heightening fears in a community already battling gang violence, poor services and growing insecurity. The man was gunned down along Wesbank Main Road shortly before 8pm. According to police, he was shot in […]