A 25-year-old man died after a stabbing outside a Limpopo tavern on 8 September 2026. SAPS arrested a 22-year-old suspect and seized the alleged weapon.
A 53-year-old scholar transport driver was shot dead in Westbury after a school drop-off on 7 September 2026. Police have launched a manhunt for two suspects.
Forensic tests will determine whether bones found during a community clean-up after a prayer event are human; police opened an inquest and took family buccal swabs.
A 45-year-old was arrested at OR Tambo after police seized about 2kg of cocaine with an estimated street value above R800,000. He faces drug charges.
A 26-year-old arrested in connection with the Reiger Park killings will join three accused in Boksburg Magistrate’s Court after Hawks seized a revolver, ammo and phones.
Police arrested 12 people after a foreign national shepherd was found dead with multiple injuries in Mashaeng Commonage near Fouriesburg; investigation continues.
A 34-year-old court clerk, Moeketsi Mokoena, was granted R2,000 bail after arrest over the alleged theft of five police dockets in Phuthaditjhaba; investigation ongoing.
Police arrested a 62-year-old after dismantling a suspected crystal methamphetamine lab on a Klipvoorstad farm. Three suspects remain at large and the Hawks have taken over.
A series of arrests, illegal firearms seizures and robbery investigations have raised concerns about private security companies and regulatory oversight.
A KwaZulu‑Natal VIP guard tells The Citizen that parts of South Africa's private security sector are used to access firearms and intimidate businesses, prompting calls for...