Six Killed, 18 Injured in Meyerton Bus Shooting; Three Suspects Arrested After Chase

Six Killed, 18 Injured in Meyerton Bus Shooting; Three Suspects Arrested...

A brazen afternoon attack on a bus traveling from Johannesburg has left six people dead and 18 others wounded, according to police. The incident,...
Five Arrested, Hijacking Victim Rescued After Midrand Shooting Incident

Five Arrested, Hijacking Victim Rescued After Midrand Shooting Incident

Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Gauteng Highway Patrol arrested five suspects and rescued a hijacking victim following a pursuit and...
Suspect Arrested, R1 Million in Drugs Seized

Suspect Arrested, R1 Million in Drugs Seized

A 39-year-old foreign national was arrested on Friday, 30 January 2026, for dealing in and possessing drugs. The arrest followed a joint operation by the...
Shootout on Allandale Road Ends with One Suspect Dead, Two Arrested

Shootout on Allandale Road Ends with One Suspect Dead, Two Arrested

One suspect was shot dead and two others were arrested following a shootout with police on Allandale Road this afternoon. Gauteng Highway Patrol members had...
Woman in Court for R3 Million

Woman in Court for R3 Million

A 36-year-old suspect will appear in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court today, 30 January 2026, on fraud charges. She is accused of transferring funds from FAW...
Acting JOSCHO CEO Released on R50,000 Bail in Money Laundering Case

Acting JOSCHO CEO Released on R50,000 Bail in Money Laundering Case

Thembile Mathibe, the Acting CEO of the Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSCHO), was released on R50,000 bail by the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday....
Roodepoort Residents Demand Action After Months of Power Outages and Neglect

Roodepoort Residents Demand Action After Months of Power Outages and Neglect

Frustration is boiling over in the suburbs of Delarey and Whiteridge, where some residents have been without electricity since January 7, culminating in a...
Police in West Rand Arrest 50 in Illegal Mining Crackdown

Police in West Rand Arrest 50 in Illegal Mining Crackdown

From December 23, 2025, to January 27, 2026, Gauteng's Public Order Policing Units conducted operations against illegal mining in the West Rand District, focusing...
Police Intelligence Leads to Major Firearm Seizure

Police Intelligence Leads to Major Firearm Seizure

A coordinated, intelligence-driven operation in the Jeff'sville Informal Settlement, Atteridgeville, this morning resulted in the successful recovery of an arsenal of illegal firearms and...
Six alleged scammers and twenty-five call-centre agents were arrested in Johannesburg

Six alleged scammers and twenty-five call-centre agents were arrested in Johannesburg

The suspects, aged 38 to 61, were arrested in a joint operation involving the Gauteng Hawks, SARS Forensic Investigation, INTERPOL, SABRIC, Standard Bank, and...
Hundreds Displaced by Alleged Zama Zama Violence in Randfontein, Government Pledges Action

Hundreds Displaced by Alleged Zama Zama Violence in Randfontein, Government Pledges...

Over 600 residents of the Sporong community in Randfontein remain displaced, sheltering in an overcrowded community hall for over a week after allegedly being...
Police Arrest Four with Illegal Firearms, Suspected of Targeting E-Hailing Drivers

Police Arrest Four with Illegal Firearms, Suspected of Targeting E-Hailing Drivers

On Friday, 23 January 2026, police in Gauteng arrested four males in Betrams, Johannesburg. The suspects are believed to be responsible for a series...