Limpopo Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe Limpopo Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe says the rate of sexual offences and gender-based violence in the province has increased. Hadebe says that although there is a significant reduction in major crimes such as murder and attempted murder cases, sexual offences remain high. Hadebe was speaking during the release…
Picture shows an SAPS vehicle Cookhouse Police in the Eastern Cape are asking the public for any information that can lead to the re-arrest of two suspects who escaped from police custody. The escapees are facing serious charges, including one of robbery. Warrant officer Majola Nkohli says the men are still at large, and the…
Picture shows a man handcuffed The North West Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has welcomed the arrests of five people who reportedly scammed people R10 000, promising them jobs at the Matlosana Local Municipality. Police say Paul Itumeleng, Tuelo Molekane, Simon Sethabela and Thabo Kgafane, have already appeared in court for fraud, corruption…
Picture that shows Pinetown Home Affairs offices. The Home Affairs Department says it will extend operating hours at its offices from Monday 8 December to 19 December 2025, and again on the 5th to the 16th of January 2026. The department says the operating hours will be extended by two hours, meaning that the offices will now close…
Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng presides over the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria on December 5, 2025. The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that police officers who were present when defence witness Sifiso Gwabini Zungu disposed of a statement be recalled in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. This comes as the…
Convicted murderer appears at the Bloemfontein High Court in the Free State on 05 December 2025. Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester and co-accused Nandipha Magudumana have submitted that they need more time to finalise their pending legal matters. They appeared in the Bloemfontein High Court in the Free State for another pre-trial hearing. The accused are facing…
Thabo Bester and his co-accused Dr Nandipha Magudumana appear in court. Thabo Bester and co-accused Nandipha Magudumana are expected back in the Bloemfontein High Court in the Free State on Friday for another pre-trial hearing in their prison escape matter. They both have pending legal matters, including Magudumana’s Constitutional Court appeal. Bester is challenging his incarceration conditions,…
Gauteng health worker checking a patient’s blood pressure at George Goch Men’s Hostel Men and young people between the ages of 15 and 24 have been urged to get tested for HIV and AIDS. Recent statistics reveal that many men and boys remain reluctant to get tested, fueling the spread of the virus. In Gauteng, 80 000 people…
The Eastern Cape Transport Department has expressed concern about the alarming rates of drunk driving incidents in the province. Over 200 motorists were arrested in the last two weeks in the province in connection with drunk driving. The province officially launched its Festive Season Arrive Alive campaign in Komani on Thursday. Traffic volumes are expected…
FILE | Police officers. The Madlanga Commission has heard how the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) is the only one that has been disbanded. This is according to police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who will be back in the hot seat at the Madlanga Commission on Friday morning. Evidence brought before the Commission suggests that there…
