The Bekkersdal mass shooting crime scene, 21 December 2025. The Deputy Executive Mayor of Rand West Municipality, Nontombi Molatlhegi, says eyewitnesses to the Bekkersdal mass shooting have alleged that illegal miners in the area are responsible for the incident. Nine people have been killed and ten others left wounded after gunmen stormed the KwaNoxolo tavern…
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia speaking at an event. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia will conduct a Festive Season Operations oversight visit in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Tuesday. The visit will include walkabouts at malls and other identified spots in the eThekwini District. He will be accompanied by National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and KZN Provincial…
SAPS van spotted in Bakkersdal The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has called on government to properly resource investigative and intelligence police units while also intensifying efforts to deal with organised crime networks. This follows the mass shooting in Bekkersdal on the West Rand in Gauteng on Sunday, which claimed the lives of nine…
The Transport Department’s Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa during a Festive Season Road Safety Campaign on December 14, 2025. The Transport Department’s Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa says law enforcement authorities have noticed an increase in reckless overtaking as well as drinking and driving incidents. The Department’s festive season preliminary road safety report shows a decline in…
Media personality and businessman Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. Police have confirmed that two people have been taken for questioning in connection with the murder of Popular DJ and businessman Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. Stock was shot and killed at a hijacked building in Johannesburg last week. Police say he was approached by three men, all…
Roadsafety Campaign. With festive travel expected to surge from tomorrow, the Gauteng Provincial Government is set to intensify road safety operations to curb fatalities. In the first 21 days of December, 137 people have died in 124 road crashes across the province. Authorities say they will ramp up roadblocks, vehicle roadworthiness checks, alcohol and drug…
UNISA building. The University of South Africa (UNISA) has defended the performance of its Vice Chancellor, Professor Puleng LenkaBula in the wake of allegations of maladministration and abuse of power by a forum called Save Unisa. LenkaBula is preparing to begin her second five-year term in January 2026. Save Unisa has claimed LenkaBbula has been…
Forensic officials hold a meeting outside a tavern, the scene of an early morning shooting in Bekkersdal The gruesome mass shooting that claimed nine lives and left ten others wounded in Bekkersdal on Gauteng’s West Rand has left the community devastated and reeling in shock. An eyewitness, who hid behind a door during the attack…
Johannesburg’s hijacked-buildings Some occupants of a hijacked building in the Johannesburg CBD say staying there is their only option. Most of them are destitute and jobless. This emerged during a multidisciplinary sting operation at the building over the weekend. Mayoral Committee Member for Public Safety, Mgcini Tshwaku, says a turf war over hijacked buildings in…
Heavy rain at Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast has caused major flooding in the Central Business District (CBD). Videos of the scene show huge volumes of water washing down roads and alleyways in the centre of town. Trees have also been uprooted blocking some roads in the area. The popular Shelley Beach centre at…
