A mother in Soshanguve asked her taxi driver neighbour to take her sick child to the clinic. At the same time, police in the area were looking for a similar taxi allegedly involved in robberies.
Mduduzi Mbatha is accused of murdering his girlfriend. The police said the deceased had a protection order against the suspect.
Two men escaped with minor injuries after a CIT heist on the R28 in Krugersdorp on Wednesday evening, 22 December.
The NPA said Sipho Mokwena, 52, lured a three-year-old girl to his house, raped her and sent her home with R2 to buy snacks.
Police will be out in full force this festive season, but Bheki Cele has advised people to also be proactive in staying safe
Police Minister Bheki Cele has warned officers of criminals who wouldn’t hesitate to shoot and kill them in pursuit of what they want
More than 1400 suspects were arrested by the Gauteng police this weekend for crimes including murder, house robbery and assault.
A 20-year-old woman and two assassins will face five murder charges in court on Monday. The accused told police she hired hitmen to kill her family.
Gauteng police arrested three hijacking suspects shortly after the alleged crime was reported. The trio will appear in court next week.
Search and Rescue police in KZN recovered an unknown man’s body from the filtration grid at Lansdowne Pump Station on Saturday.
Kenneth Sebushi, 25, Lesibana Johannes Khalo, 26 and Lehlogonolo Mabokela, 30 were sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday.
‘It is said that the two were involved in a brief argument when she subsequently became angry and stabbed him once in the upper body,’ said the police.
The police said the suspect was fast asleep in a Johannesburg hotel room and “acted as if nothing happened” when they arrested him.
Four officers are under investigation after they shot and killed an alleged Bloemfontein drug dealer that set his dogs on them.
The Inkatha Freedom Party has suspended a councillor accused of repeatedly raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl.
Joggers are once again warned to be alert, especially during their morning runs after a recent incident, which was taught on video
Alleged Black Axe members were recently arrested in South Africa on charges related to financial scams – which is reportedly the murderous gang’s main source of revenue.
Three men were shot and killed in Site C, Khayelitsha in the early hours of Tuesday morning. No arrests have been made by the police.
SANDF soldiers seized hundreds of boxes of skin lightening creams from a truck transporting illegal goods from Mozambique.
‘She was caught in a crossfire of two rival gangs, the Funkies and the Playboys in Citrus Street, Bonteheuwel, where a bullet meant for a gangster was used to kill her,’ said Ward Councillor Angus McKenzie.
The police found six dead bodies in a house in Folweni on Monday morning. A 27-year-old woman is the sole survivor of the mass shooting that reportedly took place on Sunday night.
A ‘Baby Box’ was installed, allowing desperate mothers to leave their babies any time, day or night, for the church to take care of them.
Four suspects, aged between 27 and 56, are expected to appear before the Ceres Magistrate’s Court on Monday on poaching charges.
‘He was brought back to KwaZulu-Natal and has been charged for murder, attempted murder and theft of motor vehicle,’ said the police.
‘The suspects are alleged to have robbed the member of his service pistol and other items before fleeing the scene in a getaway vehicle,’ said a police spokesperson.