Three suspects were sentenced to 16 years in jail for kidnapping a University of the Freestate student and holding him against his will to manufacture drugs.
Four suspects accused of killing 50-year-old Siyabonga Mbobo in 2016 were given life sentences this week.
Bheki Cele confirmed that murders increased by 6.6%, and rape increased by 5%, over the period spanning October – December 2020.
‘The Capture’ – the rare British crime thriller that is said to be smart and gripping – is now streaming on Showmax.
Clever police work using cellphone data led to a sting operation and the arrest of the major copper cable theft syndicate
The nuts and bolts of wheel protection: SA company has new solution for the infuriating and costly thefts of your wheel and tyres.
A Facebook group called ‘Where’s the Kumars?’ is keeping track of a group of scammers operating in and around Cape Town.
Nearly 600 people were arrested in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni alone from crimes ranging from burglary to murder
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has been out in full force in the Eastern Cape and have managed to arrest 1 117 people for a number of crimes
Authorities clamping down on drugs over the festive season.
We love South Africa, but it’s got to fix-up. Gallup’s latest poll, conducted in 144 nations, puts us down as one of the most dangerous countries on Earth.
The quarterly crime stats released earlier this week paint a grim picture in KZN, with one local politician fearing the worst for the province.
The kidnapping case against the two suspects has been postponed to 18 November 2020 for a formal bail application
Two teenagers and two men were killed in separate incidents in Cape Town over the weekend, adding urgency to cals for more support.
Simone Jasmin was shot six times outside her home in Wentworth, where she had just gotten into an e-hailing cab
Interpol have a clutch of South Africans on their ‘red list’. Here’s what you need to know about the most-wanted criminals from our shores.
Three of the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, 14 October, during an intelligence-driven operation
Images and video of an alleged murder-suicide have been circulating on social media. It is ‘insensitive and reckless’, police say.
The 16-year-old boy was shot dead in August, allegedly by a police officer, in his neighbourhood
Mandrax tablets and tik with a street value of more than R4-million found in a vehicle in Elsies River. Three under arrest.
The body of Hlengiwe Ndaba, a teacher from Winterton, was discovered in a burnt vehicle in July
The legendary ninja warriors valued speed, guile, stealth and planning. So did the thieves who robbed them this week.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has lauded the work of law enforcement during the first few months of lockdown, heralding Level 5 and Level 4 restrictions as a ‘better time for South Africa’. Not for the first time, the top cop’s remarks seem a little tone-deaf in the face of COVID-caused hardships. But in a crime […]
SA-born doctor Walter Reynolds was brutally killed by a patient of his, after he refused to give medication to a 54-year-old suspect in Alberta, Canada.
Recent statistics show a 29% decrease in crime in the Cape Town CBD in July this year compared to July last year.