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A search and rescue police vehicle seen in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga were an SANDF member went missing. Rescue teams have recovered remains believed to be that of the missing South African National Defence Force (SANDF) member on the borderline of Mozambique and South Africa in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga. The two soldiers were swept by the Nkomati River…

Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo has postponed to February 19, 2026, the case of one of the three suspects in the shooting incident in Saulsville, Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria. Twelve people were killed and 13 others were wounded in the incident, which happened earlier this month. The suspect was arrested on…

The Bekkersdal shooting crime scene, December 21, 2025. The case of the five people suspected to be linked to the shooting incident in Bekkersdal has been postponed to Monday next week in the Westonaria Magistrate’s Court west of Johannesburg. Nine people were killed in the incident, which happened at the KwaNoxolo tavern earlier this month….

A view of the collapsed double-storey building in Soweto. Johannesburg MMC for Economic Development, Nomoya Mnisi says the Xaba family will be relocated following the collapse of a double-storey building in Doornkop, Soweto, which claimed the lives of three of their family members, Hloniphile Xaba (60), her daughter Nqobile (24), and her granddaughter, Langelihle (one-year-old),…

SAPS members conduct search for missing SANDF soldiers. Rescue teams are continuing their search for the remains of the second missing SANDF member in Mpumalanga. This follows the discovery of remains believed to be those of another missing soldier on the border in Komatipoort on the border between Mozambique and South Africa on Monday. DNA…

Deputy Executive Mayor: Cllr. Nokuzola P Kolwapi. Police in the Garden Route District in the Western Cape have confirmed establishing a team to lead the investigation into the conduct of the Deputy Mayor of the Bitou Municipality in Plettenberg Bay. Nokuzola Kolwapi was captured discharging a gun, allegedly in celebration of her son’s initiation, in…

Members of the Gauteng Serious and Violent Crime Investigations team arrested one suspect on the Atteridgeville case of 12 counts of murder and 13 counts of attempted murder. Police have discovered a firearm that was used in the fatal shooting of twelve people and the wounding of 13 others in Saulsville in Attridgeville, west of…

File image: Alcohol. The Eastern Cape Social Development Department has condemned a video in which a woman is captured giving her young child alcohol. The video has since gone viral on social media platforms. In it, multiple other children are also drinking alcohol under the command of their parents. MEC Bukiwe Fanta says they intend…

Fireworks displayed at an event. The Mangaung Metro Municipality in Bloemfontein has raised concerns about the purchase of fireworks from unauthorised outlets. This is as municipal by-laws stipulate that all traders must have the Explosives Traders Permit issued by SAPS clearly displayed on the premises. MMC for Community Safety and Transport, Logan Kruger, has advised…