Three suspects were arrested at the scene. Three attempted to escape. The final suspect was arrested in a manhole in the Joburg CBD.
The NPA said the State wants the accused to be referred for mental assessment because of his ‘strange’ behaviour.
Specialist detectives arrested 11 suspects in George and surrounding areas last week. The police said gender-based violence is a priority.
A 17-year-old boy crept into a woman’s home on a Free State farm and allegedly attempted to rape her. The victim fended him off and he later confessed to his mother.
‘She consumed poison this morning when she was supposed to come to court,’ said IPID spokesperson Grace Langa.
10 kidnapping victims were rescued from a Johannesburg lodge on the same day the alleged mastermind behind their abduction appeared in court.
Three separate vigilante attacks in Limpopo left three people dead this week. The provincial commissioner condemned the ‘horrendous and barbaric’ acts.
A bakkie driver allegedly tried to run police vehicles off the road on Wednesday. He stopped after warning shots were fired.
A nine-year-old boy died suddenly on Saturday. An autopsy revealed that he had been poisoned and the evidence led to someone in his family.
A 21-year-old woman was raped by her boyfriend and nine other men on 28 and 29 January. The police arrested three suspects on Tuesday but the others are still at large.
A man and woman were sitting in a vehicle outside a Margate hardware store when an unknown number of gunmen opened fire.
The State has dropped the charges against the man accused of starting the St George’s Cathedral fire after a medical assessment suggested that needs help with mental issues.
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed by Cape Town police on Monday after he allegedly pointed a firearm at officers.
A former Mpumalanga Crime Intelligence member was arrested in connection with an alleged business robbery on Monday.
An 18-year-old man appeared before the Alexandra Magistrate Court in connection with a fatal stabbing in Sandton.
It has since emerged that the alleged hard drive thief arrested in the Joburg Metro offices on Monday may have dealings with the City.
A man currently serving a 15-year sentence for rape escaped from custody last week and allegedly attacked another woman.
A woman was caught hiding under a desk in the City of Johannesburg offices on Monday. Hard drives have been stolen from the building in a series of burglaries dating back to October.
‘A look-out was given for the vehicle used by the suspects and within a period of 72 hours of the activation plan, two suspects were traced and arrested.’
A cash-in-transit gang, travelling in four cars, allegedly robbed a cash van on Friday morning. Police were met with a hail of bullets upon arrival at the scene.
A pensioner was stabbed and left for dead in the street in Manyatseng Township in the Free State on Thursday morning.
A 33-year-old suspect was busted with nearly 1000 crayfish tails in Strand, Cape Town. Police officers made the discovery after a tip-off.
A 60-year-old taxi driver was killed in a drive-by shooting on the R72 near Chalumna in the Eastern Cape on Thursday morning.
Three armed suspects donned police masks and robbed a post office in Wesslsbron, Free State on Thursday morning.
A 30-year-old man believed to be involved in a triple murder in January was arrested at a traditional healer’s house on Wednesday.