The South African Police Service (SAPS) says more than 17,000 suspects were arrested during Operation Shanela between 24 and 30 August. It says close to 2,000 arrests were for drug

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) says it is investigating widespread reports of sardines washing up along the Gqeberha coastline in the Eastern Cape. Isolated sightings of

South Africa’s democracy has not yet “dawned” for women and children, as gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) continue to limit their freedom and safety; this is according to an expert

A man has been arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport for alleged fraud related to a R635 million Tembisa hospital tender. The arrest was made when the suspect was

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says South Africa has recorded a decline in murder and several other serious contact crimes in the first quarter of the 2026/2027 financial year. He

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the public release of the Nkabinde Enquiry’s final report, which exonerated the South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke. The enquiry probed Advocate

Police in Moeka Vuma, near Makapanstad, in the North West, have launched a manhunt for a 41-year-old man wanted in connection with the brutal murder of three people. Police are

Police have confiscated suitcases containing blocks of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of more than R200 million at the OR Tambo International Airport, East of Johannesburg. Officials intercepted

A police captain, investigating former Knysna Mayor and African National Congress (ANC) Ward Councillor Aubrey Tsengwa’s murder, has been gunned down in a shootout with a suspect in the early

The weekly South African Police Service Operation Shanela in the Northern Cape has led to the arrest of over 300 criminals in the past week for various crimes including dealing