After faking the death, Robbie Smith and his wife Alice Boshoff left Gauteng with a R1.7 million insurance pay out.
The Australian police allege Reinhardt Bosch tortured his infant son, Rhuan, for most of his life. The child was killed on 2 November.
Five-year-old Shané Johané Basson was last seen on 4 November. She is described as being tall with black hair and brown eyes.
A five-month-old baby boy from North West has died after he was allegedly hit by a spade that was aimed at his mother.
Two women – aged between 57 and 88 – were found murdered at a bloody scene in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape, said police.
Police have urged anyone with information regarding the brutal murder of five men who were shot dead in Ndwedwe to come forward.
A search and rescue unit and K9 Aida were looking for a missing person in the area when they were alerted to the armed suspects.
A dozen suspects escaped from the holding cells at Komatipoort Police Station after “a battle” with SAPS members on Saturday.
Police have urged anyone with information regarding the brutal murder of five men who were shot dead in Ndwedwe to come forward.
A three-year-old child’s life was spared after six women and men were shot and some stabbed to death in New Brighton.
A 36-year-old man who had videos of himself sexually abusing his pet labrador has avoided jail time but is banned from being alone with a dog.
A security officer from the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) was allegedly murdered and his body dumped in a manhole.
Zandile Mafe is expected in the Cape Town High Court on Friday on the back of his defeat in the Supreme Court of Appeal in October.
Three armed robbers allegedly entered a Post Office, held up staff and demanded cash. Pensioners were able to chase two of the suspects.
The police said no foul play is suspected at this stage. The bodies were found in an active mine in the Krugersdorp area.
A matric pupil was arrested with other teens for allegedly murdering a man for his R350 and a spate of other crimes in Sea Cow Lake.
Police said two masked gunmen opened fire on an informal taxi in Kwanobuhle on Tuesday. The motive for the murder is unknown.
The Hawks’ narcotics bureau and a police K9 Unit discovered tik worth more than a million rand concealed beneath oranges on a bakkie.
The Hawks have identified Israeli national, Ahmed Isa, and two Lithuanians, Donates Jukna and Jonas Zulpha, as suspects who remain at large.
A 28-year-old New Brighton man allegedly stabbed his elderly father to death after a quarrel. The pair lived together.
A 36-year-old man was caught packaging drugs in a flat during a KZN Drug and Firearm Unit sting operation on Monday.
The suspects are allegedly part of a drug ring smuggling cocaine between Brazil and South Africa, said the Hawks.
Controversial celebrity blogger Musawenkosi Khawula is expected to return to the Vredenburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
The mother,16, reportedly asked her 30-year-old boyfriend to watch the baby, however, the infant was spotted by a passerby in a bush.
The suspect allegedly raped 12 victims, including two children. He was arrested while gambling at a casino in Richard’s Bay.