A view of the scene in Brakpan where Wiandre Pretorius shot himself. Police have confirmed that they are investigating whether members of a criminal syndicate implicated in the 2022 murder of Emmanuel Mbhense are assassinating each other. This follows the killing of three of the twelve suspects in apparent hits. Mbhense was allegedly tortured and…
A person cleans the scene where Wiandre Pretorius shot himself, February 8, 2026. Police have confirmed that former police reservist Wiandre Pretorius was a person of interest in the murder of Marius van der Merwe, known as Witness D from the Madlanga Commission. This was revealed on Sunday morning, hours after he took his own…
South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke. Evidence leaders at the Nkabinde Enquiry are expected to apply for a postponement until Thursday due to the absence of additional witnesses. This follows the conclusion of testimony by former KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Moipone Noko, on Friday. The enquiry is investigating the…
South African Police Service building. Two suspects are expected to appear in the Christiana Magistrate’s Court in the North West on Monday after they allegedly stabbed to death a police sergeant at a local tavern. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Adele Myburgh, says the 47-year-old police official was involved in a verbal altercation with two other men…
The 25-year-old Armindo Pacula who is linked to the murder of DJ Warras appears in court, 2 February 2026. The bail application of the second man accused of allegedly pulling the trigger in the assassination of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, is expected to continue on Monday at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. Twenty-five-year-old Mozambican national Armindo…
A drop of water coming out of a tap. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has welcomed a declaration by the national government of the drought in the province as a national disaster. He says this enables authorities to be preventative, to move money around and to use the disaster as a risk management tool. He…
Police arrested three suspects in Bekkersdal after finding three AK‑47 rifles and ammunition in a vehicle during patrols. Three suspects have been arrested in Bekkersdal on Gauteng’s West Rand after police discovered a cache of illegal firearms. The arrests were made in the early hours of Sunday morning when South African Police Service (SAPS) officers…
A police van seen outside a parking lot. The Gauteng Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has expressed concern that there are no operational holding cells at the Olievenhoutbosch Police Station in Centurion. This follows an unannounced oversight visit by the committee to the station. Overcrowding was also highlighted as a serious issue, with nearly…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli speaks at a mass funeral at the eMwacombe Sports Field in the Umfolozi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thamsanqa Ntuli, has attended the mass funeral of the six Mnyando family members, who were killed in a crash on the N2 near Mtubatuba. The mass funeral took place at the eMwacombe Sports…
Border Management Authority official checks a motorist’s documents at the border. As South Africans ready themselves for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this week, border crime remains a concern for communities at the borderline between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Some say the SONA must address the security situation at the border. Residents and…
