A faulty lightbulb. Johannesburg’s City Power is calling on the community, patrollers and law enforcement agencies to assist in curbing the increasing incidents of vandalism targeting critical electricity infrastructure in the Lombardy East area and parts of Alexandra. The power utility has recorded at least four incidents of transformer vandalism last month alone. Spokesperson Isaac…
Angry Eersterust residents east of Pretoria are calling for justice following the gruesome discovery of the body of a woman in a shallow grave. They are protesting outside the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, where a 36-year-old man is expected to appear in connection with the murder. The suspect was arrested in Polokwane on Monday. The…
FILE | Lusikisiki mass murders suspects. The trial of six men accused of the murder of 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki last year will continue at the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape this morning. The trial was adjourned on Monday as one of the legal representatives of the…
Western Cape High Court. The State requested an arrest warrant for one of the co-accused of alleged underworld figure Jerome Booysen, who is on trial for the murder of ‘Steroid King’ Brian Wainstein. This follows an earlier stern warning from Western Cape High Court judge Vincent Saldanha – that late-coming and absenteeism could result in…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli hands over four state of the art mobile police stations in Mayville on August 5, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Deputy Police Commissioner Phumelele Makhoba says district commissioners will be tasked with ensuring that mobile stations are adequately staffed. Makhoba spoke during the handover of four mobile police stations, which will be strategically placed…
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in Lichtenburg in the North West. The North West provincial authorities want the national government to invoke Section 139(7) of the Constitution at the troubled Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality. The municipality is currently under mandatory intervention in accordance with Section 139(5) of the Constitution. However, the entity is still not functioning…
Alleged diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg. The bail application of alleged diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg, will resume at the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court this morning. Liebenberg, his wife Desiree and seven others face multiple charges including fraud, racketeering and theft. The case relates to an alleged R4 billion investment scam. It’s alleged Liebenberg used social media and radio interviews to lure unsuspecting victims to invest…
South African Police Service constable badge. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will not be opposing bail in the theft case against 10 police officers arrested in Ekurhuleni. The officers made their first appearance at the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg, and began their bid to be released on bail pending investigations. The officers…
More than 600 000 online school applications for grades one and eight have been recorded in Gauteng. The provincial education department opened the online system for parents and guardians to apply for placements at their preferred school less than two weeks ago. Department spokesperson Steve Mabona says parents still have until the end of the…
Mobile police stations unveiled by the KZN Premier Thami Ntuli. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says the government is committed to fighting crime in the province. Ntuli was speaking during the handover of four mobile policing stations. He says the mobile police stations will be strategically placed in communities. The areas include Inanda, KwaMakhutha, Bulwer, and…
