Two Suspects Arrested for Possession of Gold-Bearing Material and Equipment
The Gauteng Provincial Illegal Mining Stabilisation Team has arrested two suspects, aged 30, for possession of suspected stolen goods and possession of illegal...
Tshwane Water Crisis Deepens as Residents Go a Week Without Supply,...
The City of Tshwane's water distribution network is buckling under severe strain, with critical reservoirs running dry and affected communities reporting a complete breakdown...
Johannesburg Residents Protest as Water Outages Extend Beyond Two Weeks
Frustrated residents from Melville, Brixton, and Parktown West took to the streets Tuesday morning, protesting water outages that have left some households without supply...
Education Crisis Deepens as Bus Strike Strands Over 200,000 Learners
More than 200,000 children across the Gauteng province remain unable to attend school as a strike by small bus operators, contracted and unpaid by...
Drug Bust Nets Three Suspects, Large Cache of Narcotics
An intelligence-led patrol by Team DCS on Monday resulted in the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of multiple narcotics following a chain...
Man Killed During Filming of Anti-Drug Operation in Johannesburg
Gauteng police have opened a murder docket following the fatal shooting of a Nigerian national during the production of a popular anti-drug television program...
Police Confront Armed Illegal Miners, Two Killed
In a pre-dawn operation on Sunday, February 8, 2026, members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) National Intervention Unit engaged in a shootout...
Three Arrested After Police Find AK-47s in Car During Patrol
The Gauteng South African Police Service (SAPS) Provincial Illegal Mining Stabilisation Team intercepted a vehicle and arrested three suspects for possession of illegal firearms...
Wanted Rhino Poaching Suspect Arrested After Two-Year Search
Simon Majuta Chauke, 56, a long-sought suspect in a rhino poaching case, is scheduled to appear before the Modimolle Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 09...
Alleged Police Informant Implicated in High-Profile Commission Dies in Apparent Suicide
A 41-year-old man, identified as police informant Wiandre Pretorius, has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a filling station in Brakpan. The...
‘Painful’ Disparity: 450,000 Applicants Vie for 11,000 Places at University of...
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has officially welcomed its first-year students for the 2026 academic year, which begins next Monday. The welcoming comes against...
Four Arrested in Connection with West Rand Cash-in-Transit Heist
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the arrest of four suspects linked to a cash-in-transit robbery that occurred on Wednesday afternoon, 04...
