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teenage boy, 17-year-old arrested, teenager arrested, Wolmaransstad, North West, Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Funani
news

Teenager, 17, arrested for allegedly setting a shop on fire in the North West

Free State QwaQwa classrooms
Free State

Free State: Arson suspected after classrooms torched in Makwane Village

arsonist, lone arsonist, northern Johannesburg, Gauteng, Hurlingham, house fire, house on fire, set alight
Gauteng

Another house fire north of Johannesburg – is there a ‘lone arsonist’?

teenage boy, 17-year-old arrested, teenager arrested, Wolmaransstad, North West, Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Funani
News

Teenager, 17, arrested for allegedly setting a shop on fire in the North West

Free State QwaQwa classrooms
Free State

Free State: Arson suspected after classrooms torched in Makwane Village

arsonist, lone arsonist, northern Johannesburg, Gauteng, Hurlingham, house fire, house on fire, set alight
Gauteng

Another house fire north of Johannesburg – is there a ‘lone arsonist’?

Hyde Park, Illovo, Dunkeld, Johannesburg, Joburg, Gauteng, arsonist, arson, alleged crime
Gauteng

‘13 homes over 12 months’ – alleged arsonist burning houses in Joburg

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty06-04-2022 08:37

Rumours are spreading online about a ‘lone arsonist’ who has allegedly set fire to 13 houses in Johannesburg in the past 12 months.

African National Congress, ANC, Mpumalanga building, arson, fire, blaze
Mpumalanga

ANC Mpumalanga building: Man, 60, arrested for allegedly starting blaze

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty18-03-2022 09:40

After the African National Congress Mpumalanga building was set alight, police managed to arrest the suspect who allegedly started the blaze.

Eastern Cape: Woman sets fire
Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape: Woman sets fire to FIVE shacks in Missionvale, say police

By Thabo Baloyi13-03-2022 12:52

Police say the woman had previously threatened to set fire to her boyfriend’s shack in Missionvale, Gqeberha, during a spat

The Blue Train
News

Transnet suspends Blue Train operations ‘until further notice’

By Nokwanda Ncwane14-02-2022 13:21

The luxurious Blue Train was derailed last year, a coach also caught fire last week while it went for repairs in Koedoespoort.

Eastern Cape fire
Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape: Fire ravages Komani business park causing R80m damage

By Nokwanda Ncwane13-02-2022 06:58

Police are investigating a case of arson after a fire after the Bowker Business Park in Komani, Eastern Cape was engulfed in flames.

State Security Agency
News

Homeless man reportedly ‘breaches’ State Security Agency headquarters

By Weekend News Producer06-02-2022 14:09

What is even going on in Mzansi? Is any key point really safe? First Parliament and now the State Security Agency…

St George's Cathedral fire
News

Arson suspected: Fire in basement of iconic St George’s Cathedral

By Weekend News Producer06-02-2022 12:02

Is there a plot to target iconic key points? More arson is suspected after a fire was started inside the St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.

Parliament
News

IN-DEPTH: What does the destruction of Parliament really mean for us?

By Lindiz Van Zilla01-02-2022 13:16

In the first of a series of in-depth features unpacking the Parliament fire, we ask what the loss of this national treasure means for SA?

Parliament
News

Parliament fire: ActionSA takes swipe at ANC over ‘act of arson’

By Samantha Riddle02-01-2022 19:35

ActionSA has condemned the Parliament fire as an ‘act of arson’ and joined others in taking a swipe at the ANC.

Five killed, including a toddler, in an arson attack at flat in Phoenix
News

WATCH: Five killed following an arson attack in Phoenix

By Lisa Greyson02-11-2021 11:02

WATCH! Five people were killed, including a three-year-old toddler, in an arson attack at a flat in Phoenix in the early hours of Monday.

Richards Bay Minerals arson
News

Richards Bay Minerals Watch: Now arsonists set machinery alight

By Lyse Comins07-06-2021 10:24

Videos of equipment burning at Richards Bay Minerals after arsonists set it alight were circulated on social media at the weekend.

Nelson Mandela Bay water crisis
News

eThekwini Arson Latest: Police to hunt vehicle torching suspects

By Lyse Comins31-05-2021 19:37

eThekwini Municipality’s water and sanitation employees were hard at work fixing a water fault when residents set their vehicles alight.

Bongani Mountain Lodge
Travel

Poachers allegedly torch Mpumalanga luxury lodge out of revenge

By Lorne Philpot03-02-2021 10:39

Bongani Mountain Lodge has been razed to the ground in a suspected case of arson, and the lodge’s director believes poachers are responsible.

Six people die in petrol bombi
News

Six people die in petrol bombing of tavern in the Eastern Cape

By Mike Simpson19-09-2020 11:49

Attackers told customers to leave. Those that failed to comply were locked inside the blazing building.

Bethelsdorp
News

Bethelsdorp: Woman arrested for arson and attempted murder of fiancé

By Andrea Chothia06-08-2020 10:09

Just after midnight on Thursday 6 August, police responded to a complaint of a house on fire in Timothy Valley, Bethelsdorp.

COVID-19 health facility set a
News

COVID-19 health facility set alight in KwaZulu-Natal

By Thabo Baloyi31-07-2020 17:00

Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu said they would continue using the centre

Cape Town MyCiti arson
News

‘Sabotage of the worst possible kind’: Cape Town inflamed by MyCiTi arson

By Luke Daniel22-06-2020 11:26

The destruction of public transport infrastructure embattles commuters during a time of fierce economic pressure.

water truck torched
News

Water truck torched by masked men in Eastern Cape

By Dan Meyer27-05-2020 12:06

The truck driver and a colleague were ambushed by 10 armed men who removed them from the vehicle before setting it alight.

Sea Point car torched
News

Good samaritan’s car torched amid homeless feeding scheme row

By Dan Meyer06-05-2020 19:33

A Mouille Point resident believes a row on a community group led to the incident, but the forum’s administrators deny that they are to blame.

ladysmith protests
News

Ladysmith protests: Six government vehicles gutted by flames [video]

By Dan Meyer12-03-2020 14:12

Six vehicles have been in the scorched town of Ladysmith in KZN, where violent protests continue to render the town incapable of functioning.

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