Buffalo City ward councillor in court for alleged GBV incident

An African National Congress (ANC) ward councillor in the Buffalo City Metro is expected to appear in court on Friday on allegations of assaulting his wife. Eastern Cape police say

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Suspected West gang member killed in Inanda

A suspected member of the notorious West gang has been killed in a shootout with police in Inanda, north of Durban. Police say the shooting took place on Wednesday night.

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Fear grips Boksburg residents following discovery of another body

Residents of Villa Liza, in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, say they are living in fear following the discovery of the body of a woman in the area on Thursday morning.

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Family identify 8th woman found dead in KwaThema

Police have confirmed the identity of the eighth woman whose body was discovered in KwaThema, in Springs, in the East Rand. She has been identified as 38-year-old Dineo Evelyn Motapane.

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Ramaphosa declares local government election day a public holiday

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared Wednesday the 4th of November, the date for the local government elections as a public holiday throughout the country. The Presidency has made the announcement in

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Western Cape records decrease in murders

The latest crime stats released for the Western Cape show a 6.7 percent decrease in the murder rate for the second quarter of this financial year. The number of murders

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Firearms still drive Western Cape murders

Western Cape Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi says firearms are still the weapon of choice in most murder-related cases in the province. Dyantyi and the provincial police top brass

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Two of the five bodies found in Kempton Park yet to be identified

Police say two of the five women whose bodies were discovered in the Kempton Park area, east of Johannesburg, are yet to be identified. The women were found half-naked, with

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Operation Shanela yields over 2 000 arrests in Limpopo

Police in Limpopo have arrested 2 234 suspects for various offences during the ongoing high-density Operation Shanela conducted across the province.  They also seized 13 firearms and 40 dangerous weapons. 

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Five in court over e-hailing driver’s rape and kidnapping

Five suspects, including two women, are expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court in Cape Town on Monday on charges of kidnapping and rape. This follows the rescue of

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