Crime
Crime
Crime
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Habitual burglar already serving a prison sentence has term extended to 30 years
The Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court sentenced a habitual burglar to an additional 15 years’ for multiple counts of housebreaking, theft and business burglary.
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Political parties condemn escalating violence in Franschhoek
Local politicians have added their voices to the outcry from the Groendal and Langrug communities following a series of shootings in the area.
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Double tragedy haunts family with another child’s death involving a vehicle
The Khaeane family is reeling after another child’s tragic death, almost three years apart, both involving vehicles in the same month of July.
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Hill-Lewis promises he will fight crime if given the mandate again
DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis pledged at a Delft march to build Cape Town’s first Metro Police Detective Branch if re-elected in November 2026.
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Intelligence-led police operation uncovers explosives in Meloding
An intelligence-driven police operation has led to the arrest of two men after explosives allegedly intended for illegal sale were discovered at a house in Meloding.
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Elite SAPS team to investigate murder of anti-migrant protest leader
The March and March Movement to pay tribute to slain Gauteng leader Somgaxa with memorial service and march for justice ahead of the funeral.
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Four arrested after brutal Meloding assault
Four men, aged between 27 and 36, have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a man who was allegedly assaulted with dangerous weapons at his parents’ home…
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Two killed, one critical injured in Soweto-on-Sea mob justice attack
Two men were killed and a third critically injured in an alleged mob justice attack in Soweto-on-Sea, prompting three arrests by police.
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Three arrested for extortion on N8
Three men including an 80-year-old were arrested near Thaba Nchu for extortion after they stopped a taxi and demanded money from the driver and passangers.
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Police say killing of foreign shop assistant not about xenophobia
A foreign shop assistant was shot and killed inside a spaza shop in Bonteheuwel’s Assegaai Street in what police say may be an extortion attack.
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