Crime
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15-year sentence for fatal brawl delivered in Khwenxurha case
Bongani Mbali sentenced to 15 years for fatally stabbing Sikhumbuzo Mfiki during an altercation at a traditional ceremony in Khwenxurha.
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Firearms seized during probe into Mthatha police officers’ murders
Several firearms and ammunition were recovered in Libode during a Hawks operation linked to the investigation into the murders of two Mthatha police officers.
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Police nab suspect after church robbery, shootout in New Brighton
A 19-year-old suspect has been arrested and two firearms recovered following a church robbery and a shootout with police in Gqeberha.
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SAPS investigate two separate double murders in Gqeberha
SAPS Eastern Cape are investigating two separate and unrelated double murders that occurred over the weekend.
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UPDATE | Two arrested, three fatally wounded as police investigate officers’ murder in Libode
A 72-hour operation has led to the arrest of two suspects and fatal shooting of three others connected to the murder of two police officers.
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Police launch manhunt after two officers killed in Libode
Two police officers were brutally killed in the early hours of Friday, 18 September at Ziphunzana location in Libode, near Mthatha, sparking a manhunt.
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Learner fatally stabbed as minor suspect appears before court
A 16-year-old learner died after a fellow pupil stabbed him with an okapi knife at a high school in Dimbaza, just outside Qonce, on Tuesday, 15 September.
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WATCH | Ward councillor murder accused smirk in court
Lufunolwethu Nyodi and Ahlumile Stofile appear in court facing charges linked to the murder of ANC Ward 27 councillor Sicelo Mleve.
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Jeffreys Bay man dies in suspected abalone poaching incident
A 22-year-old Jeffreys Bay man drowned at Wallskipper Beach in a suspected abalone poaching incident, with police opening an inquest.
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Mthatha businesswoman faces court over stolen copper cables
The Hawks arrested a 29-year-old Mthatha businesswoman for alleged possession of suspected stolen copper cables and an aluminium-steel electrical component.
