Man Arrested for Murder, Rape, and Kidnapping of 7-Year-Old Girl

Man Arrested for Murder, Rape, and Kidnapping of 7-Year-Old Girl

A 45-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder, rape, and kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl in Parkside. The child’s body was discovered...
Devastating Storm Ravages Ngwetsheni and Goxe Villages in KwaBhaca, Killing Two and Leaving Families Homeless

Devastating Storm Ravages Ngwetsheni and Goxe Villages in KwaBhaca, Killing Two...

A powerful storm tore through the villages of Ngwetsheni and Goxe in KwaBhaca, Eastern Cape, yesterday, unleashing destruction in under 10 minutes and claiming...
Police Arrest Man for Unlicensed Firearm Following Domestic Assault Report

Police Arrest Man for Unlicensed Firearm Following Domestic Assault Report

Members of the Mthatha Crime Prevention Unit arrested a 29-year-old male suspect on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at approximately 22:00, in Chris Hani Park,...
Man Charged with Murder After Fatal Stabbing Outside Eastern Cape Tavern

Man Charged with Murder After Fatal Stabbing Outside Eastern Cape Tavern

A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder following a deadly altercation outside a tavern in Keiskammahoek on Good Friday. According to police reports, the...
Bleak Easter for 400 Flood-Displaced Families at Maiden Farm Amid Water, Power Shortages

Bleak Easter for 400 Flood-Displaced Families at Maiden Farm Amid Water,...

MTHATHA: Eastern Cape - Flood victims relocated to Maiden Farm in the Eastern Cape are spending a bleak Easter holiday, as families report that...
Serial Rapist Receives Four Life Terms for Attacks on Women

Serial Rapist Receives Four Life Terms for Attacks on Women

The Gqeberha Regional Court on Tuesday, 31 March 2026, sentenced 42-year-old Thulani Kondile to four life terms imprisonment for rape and an additional five...
SANDF Deploys Nearly 300 Troops to Crime Hotspots in Sarah Baartman District Under Operation Prosper

SANDF Deploys Nearly 300 Troops to Crime Hotspots in Sarah Baartman...

GQEBERHA, Eastern Cape — The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) began deployment to crime hotspots across the Sarah Baartman District on Friday, with...
Eastern Cape Man Gets Life Sentence for Axe Murder of Girlfriend, Attacks on Family

Eastern Cape Man Gets Life Sentence for Axe Murder of Girlfriend,...

 The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape has welcomed the sentencing of a 40-year-old man following a deadly axe attack that...
Woman Found Dead Along N6, Four Suspects Charged with Murder and Conspiracy

Woman Found Dead Along N6, Four Suspects Charged with Murder and...

A 30-year-old woman reported missing over the weekend was found dead on Monday, 30 March 2026, alongside the N6 near Kwetyana village, close to...
Man Appears in Court for Alleged Murder Following Love Triangle Dispute

Man Appears in Court for Alleged Murder Following Love Triangle Dispute

A 37-year-old man appeared before the Komani Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape on March 31, 2026, on a murder charge. The accused is alleged...
High Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Premeditated Murder

High Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Premeditated Murder

The Mthatha High Court sentenced 44-year-old Bonginkosi Nomatiyela Chayi to 20 years’ imprisonment on Thursday, 26 March 2026, for premeditated murder. Chayi was additionally...
Eastern Cape High Court Sentences Man to 22 Years for Murder of Wife

Eastern Cape High Court Sentences Man to 22 Years for Murder...

The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court has sentenced Litha Zanozuko Nkalambela, 44, to 22 years of direct imprisonment for the murder of...