Crime
Crime
Crime
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CPUT student’s alleged rape fuels GBV outrage on campus
The case highlights ongoing challenges faced by students in what should be safe learning environments.
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Lwandle taxi violence fears after shooting leaves one dead, two injured
Lwandle police registered a murder and two counts of attempted murder following a shooting incident on Monday 27 October.
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Police investigate Grassy Park shooting: one dead, four Injured in early-morning attack
Police are investigating a murder after a 32-year-old man died and four others were injured during a shooting incident in Grassy Park on Sunday morning, October 26.
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Fatal fight at student residence results in murder charge
A 24-year-old Nelson Mandela University (NMU) student was killed at an off-campus residence following an early morning altercation on Sunday.
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American citizen wanted for kidnapping arrested in Northern Cape
An American wanted for among other kidnapping has been arrested in the Northern Cape after a coordinated effort by local police and Interpol.
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Two arrested for manufacturing fraudulent driving licences and vehicle documents
The investigation began on Thursday, 23 October, when a 51-year-old man visited Thabure SAPS station in Central Park to certify a driving licence. Upon inspecting the document, a vigilant SAPS…
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Man in court for murder after fatal shooting at tavern in the Free State
This is the second fatal shooting at a tavern in the Free State this month, following the one in which two men were killed in Ventersburg.
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70-year-old shot in gang crossfire while hanging her washing
A senior woman was shot in the stomach during gang crossfire and the education department is investigating alleged inappropriate behaviour by a governing body volunteer at an Eastridge school.
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Cradock four inquest adjourned to 23 March 2026
GQEBERHA – The proceedings in the inquest into the 1985 deaths of the Cradock Four – anti-apartheid activists Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sicelo Mhlauli, and Sparrow Mkonto, continued before the…
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Mangaung Metro conducts unannounced search at Roseview Primary School
Learners were warned that sending inappropriate images to each other constitutes child pornography, a punishable offence. Officials emphasised that having a criminal record would disadvantage learners in future, potentially preventing…
