[File photo] A prison guard stands behind bars in a file photo. The National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale has condemned a violent stabbing incident at the Oudtshoorn Correctional Centre that has left one inmate dead and four officials injured. He says inmates had resisted when officials searched their cells on Wednesday. Thobakgale says…
A prison fence. A serial rapist has been sentenced to 55 years for raping five elderly women between 2017 and 2023 in KwaZulu-Natal. The 35-year-old Thanduxolo Manganyela’s sentence was handed down by the Mtubatuba Regional Court. He was further sentenced to an additional two years for stealing one of the victim’s cellphones. During the proceedings,…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has appointed Roche Mogorosi as acting Head of Department (HOD) for Community Safety with immediate effect. This follows the suspension of HOD Nontsikelelo Sisulu and the Chief Financial Officer, Mduduzi Malope, earlier this week. The suspensions follow the outcomes of an investigation conducted by the provincial forensic…
Graphic depicting an arrest Police in the North West arrested a suspect in Majakaneng outside Brits in the North West who they believe was part of a gang of 10 who robbed a business in Marikana earlier this week. According to provincial police spokesperson Captain Mpho Manyoba, the safe of the business as well…
Illegal miners arrested at Sheba Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga as part of the SAPS’ Operation Vala Umgodi on August 1, 2025. Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Jackie Macie has raised concern over the increase of crimes in the Barberton area, especially illegal mining. Macie spoke outside the Barberton Magistrate’s Court following the appearance…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has welcomed the progress made so far in preparation for the upcoming G20 meeting to be held in South Africa later this year. Addressing the media on the Cabinet meeting outcomes, Ntshavheni says approximately 80 of the 132 planned official meetings on the G20…
Accused in Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria on August 30, 2023. Four of the accused in the former Bafana Bafana Captain Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have abandoned their bid to have charges against them dropped. Only one accused, Mthokoziseni Maphisa will continue with the application to have charges against him…
Graphic of President Cyril Ramaphosa and his United States (US) counterpart Donald Trump. President Cyril Ramaphosa and his US counterpart Donald Trump have spoken telephonically. Their conversation which happened yesterday comes ahead of the implementation of the US-imposed 30% tariff on South African imported goods. The tariff is due to be implemented in less than…
Graphic depicting a crime scene Four people were fatally shot in two separate incidents at New Brighton in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape last night. Police Spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says the first incident occurred at Nikiwe Street where two males and a female were allegedly shot and killed by two unknown males who entered the…
FILE | KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka addresses an event. School nutrition service providers in KwaZulu-Natal are calling on Premier Thami Ntuli to act speedily against Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka. There are claims that Hlomuka manipulated the bidding process of the school nutrition programme with the aim to benefit a company linked to his relatives….
