Operation Buyisa seized 100 illegal firearms and ammunition from a Soweto security company after its Psira accreditation was suspended. Ballistic tests and investigations are under way.
KZN police in Durban were ambushed after seizing an AK-47; two suspects were shot and a manhunt is underway. Police appeal for information via Crime Stop...
A 3m crocodile believed to be a West African slender-snouted crocodile has been sighted in the Vaal River. SAPS Water Policing set a capture cage; R20,000...
According to IOL, Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala's lawyers threatened to withdraw if he had to continue without lead counsel; the Madlanga Commission will press on with evidence.
A legal dispute over Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala's representation and self-incrimination claims interrupted proceedings at the Madlanga Commission as questioning resumed.
Stuart Sharnick remains in custody after a Randburg court appearance on firearms-related charges. The matter is postponed to September 1 for a bail application.
South Africa recorded 50,511 GBVF cases in 2025–26; 30,736 led to arrests or NPA referral, leaving 19,775 unrecorded as resulting in arrests or referrals.
The NPA withdrew fraud and corruption charges against Lt Gen Dumisani Khumalo and other Crime Intelligence officials, the SAPS says they can refocus on crime-fighting work.
Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala returned to the Madlanga Commission after a postponement; defence cited more than 2,000 pages of evidence and outstanding affidavit work.
France has ruled former ambassador Nathi Mthethwa’s 2025 death a suicide, but South African officials say they have not received the final report and want clarity.