The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) banner. The Special Tribunal has ordered the ISF Shula Joint Venture to pay back all profits derived from a fraudulent contract. The venture is a partnership between ISF Construction Services and Shula Constructions. It had been granted the R85-million contract to build a concrete border wall between KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique….
File: Accident scene graphic. A security guard has been shot dead during an armed robbery at the Tweefontein chrome mine outside Burgersfort in Limpopo. Police say when another guard went to investigate the sound of gunshots, he was accosted and robbed of his firearm on Friday. Eight suspects fled with the firearms from the two…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has denied requesting police dockets, including the one for the murder of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart. Lesufi has described suspended Sedibeng District Police Commissioner’s testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry as misleading. Mbangwa Nkhwashu testified that Gauteng Police Commissioner, Tommy Mthombeni, had directed him to collect…
The scene of a head-on collision between two sedans on N1 between Mokopane and Polokwane in Limpopo on 24 April 2026. A person has been killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between two sedans on N1 between Mokopane and Polokwane in Limpopo. The injured, both drivers, have been taken to hospital. The Department of Transport says the cause…
Rain drops seen on a window. Cloudy and cold conditions are expected across Gauteng, with showers and thunderstorms possible in most areas. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe storms, with heavy downpours likely over parts of Johannesburg and surrounding western areas, raising the risk of localised…
Former Head of Public Prosecutions Advocate Anton Ackermann says he believes that the late-Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi was behind efforts to ensure that investigators were not provided to work on Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases. Ackerman who was also head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Priority Crimes Litigation Unit tasked with resolving the…
A protestor holds a placard at a march against human trafficking. Three people convicted of the attempted human trafficking of four children out of South Africa to Ireland using fake documents have each been sentenced to life imprisonment. Hilda Tenenga, Sthembiso Mlauzi and Andrew Kumburai were also found guilty of fraud and immigration violations. Tenenga was arrested at the O.R Tambo International Airport in…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi and his co-accused Kagiso Lerutla appear before the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court. Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Ekurhuleni City manager Kagiso Lerutla will spend another weekend behind bars following the postponement of the ruling in their bail application. The matter involving the duo has…
Two suspects have been killed in a gunfight with police at the Kennedy Road informal settlement. Two suspects have been killed during a shootout with police in the Kennedy Road informal settlement in Durban. Police say the suspects were wanted in connection with armed robberies along the N2 and M19 freeways. The incident follows the…
KZN Premier Thami Ntuli KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has told relatives of seven Newark family members who were kidnapped and murdered, that his office will do all it can to ensure that the accused get harsh sentences. He visited the family of businessman Allan Monswamy to convey condolences from himself as well as President Cyril…
