A community in Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape has been left devastated after an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot on Wednesday, 10 December. The incident occurred in the Phezu kwe Wilo locality, where a 14-year-old boy allegedly discharged a homemade firearm belonging to his father. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), officers arrived…
A harrowing collision between a South African Police Service (SAPS) prison transport vehicle and a Toyota passenger car in Mitchells Plain on Monday morning, 9 December 2025, has left ten people injured and a community shaken, casting a harsh spotlight on road safety protocols for state vehicles. The violent crash occurred during the peak of…
The Council of the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) has formally responded to Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Buti Manamela, regarding the explosive allegations of a criminal syndicate operating within the institution, selling fraudulent degrees and registrations to foreign nationals. The response, confirmed by Manamela on Monday, has revealed a startling internal failure: the…
In a startling expose of a sophisticated cross-border corruption syndicate, a 42-year-old Zimbabwean national has been arrested after being found in possession of 582 foreign passports, each containing varying amounts of cash totalling approximately R1.47 million. The arrest, made by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit in collaboration with Home Affairs Counter Corruption, has uncovered a brazen…
The revered summer initiation season, a sacred cultural passage for thousands of young Xhosa men, has been plunged into mourning and crisis following the confirmed deaths of nine initiates across the province. The fatalities, reported since the season commenced in late November, have cast a pall over the ancient rite of ulwaluko and ignited urgent demands from communities, traditional…
In a decisive move underscoring its intensified clampdown on corruption within state-owned enterprises, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze assets valued at approximately R8 million linked to an Eskom employee and his spouse. The order targets Seroke Mfalapitsa, an employee at the power utility, and his wife, Ndiyafhi Denge,…
In a grim and shocking conclusion to a case that had already horrified a nation, the body of the 39-year-old man wanted in connection with the brutal stabbing deaths of five people, including his 32-year-old partner, was discovered hanged from a tree on Monday in a secluded area of Umzinto on the KZN South Coast….
The Mayor of Moretele Local Municipality, Councillor Masango George Manyike, has praised the Makapanstad South African Police Service and the Hawks Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation for their quick and coordinated operation that resulted in the arrest of 6 suspects and the discovery of drugs worth millions in Makapanstad. The operation was carried out by…
The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court has ordered controversial musician and performer Lehlogonolo “Shebeshxt” Chauke to remain in custody, denying his bail application following a tense hearing on Monday. The ruling marks a significant setback for the 30-year-old artist, who now faces spending the entirety of the festive season and beyond behind bars as he awaits trial on a…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is reeling from an incident of profound internal tragedy after two officers were found dead inside the Nkowankowa Police Station on the outskirts of Tzaneen in what investigators are treating as a murder-suicide. According to preliminary reports from provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba, the incident unfolded late on Monday evening….
