A 44-year-old farmer, Fredrick Pieter Jacobus Botha, was sentenced to life for the premeditated 2021 killing of Christiaan van Tonder. Additional concurrent terms total 20 years.
Louis Lategan was convicted in the Makhanda High Court of human trafficking, raping three au pairs and multiple assaults, plus unlawful possession of ammunition.
According to The Citizen, a woman in Olievenhoutbosch says police dismissed her fears after men allegedly photographed and followed her; social media alarm follows nearby deaths.
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia announced a planned shutdown of parts of Ekurhuleni as police investigate eight women found dead between July and September.
SAPS says a viral social-media message linking a suspect from the Kempton Park investigations to Potchefstroom is false and urges the public to rely on official...
A look back at some of South Africa’s most notorious serial killers Moses Sithole, Sipho Thwala, Thozamile Taki and others and recent police action in Ekurhuleni.
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says parts of Ekurhuleni will be locked down as police expand Operation Shanela after eight women were found dead across the...
Jan Mafa Papi Lebona was sentenced to life after the 2024 killing of his girlfriend Nicolene van Rooi in Bloemspruit; community members apprehended the suspect.
Six women were found dead over a two-month period, with the sixth body discovered on 15 September 2026 in KwaThema, Springs. Police have launched a dedicated...
Operation Shanela (7–13 Sept) led to major drug seizures and 18,488 arrests. Key hauls included an Erasmia Mandrax lab (R110m) and large Mandrax and cocaine busts.