Dangerous criminal, out on parole, arrested for string of violent crimes
A 43-year-old convict who was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for business robberies and carjacking and later released on parole.
He found himself on the...
Theft of railway tracks, Sabie Police Constable, accomplices remanded in custody
Constable Dumisani Khumalo (32), stationed at Sabie SAPS along with Bongani Shabangu (43) James Mathebula (42) and Masonwabi Mabokwe Thabang Zandonkwani (38) were remanded...
Fraud and corruption: 4 Sentenced for assisting foreign nationals to obtain...
Four accused namely Faud Mohammed Ali (37), Christopher Marillier (39), Gabriel Samuel van der Merwe (33) and Sifiso Kheswa (31) were sentenced by the...
Statistics – Mpumalanga’s shocking crime figures
Based on the police's latest crime statistics, it looks like Mpumalanga is losing the fight against crime.
In the period between October and December last...
Man in court for rape of his niece, Bushbuckridge
A 41-year-old man appeared before the Bushbuckridge Magistrate's Court on 11 April 2023, in connection with the alleged rape of his own niece (19)....
Councillor arrested for housebreaking, assault, attempted rape, Kriel
A 39-year-old councillor was arrested in Kriel for housebreaking, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and attempted rape on Friday 5 May...
16 Rhino poaching syndicate members, including field rangers, in court
The 16 accused, Francis Kipampa, Martin Lekhuleni, Eunice Lekhuleni, Sipho Nyundu, Solly Ubisi, Agina Mkhonto, Thandy Makhuvele, Ignatia Mnisi, Given Mzima, Daniel Maluleke, Joyce...
Man sentenced for murder of his brother, Bethal
Johannes Tau Phala (40), was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Bethal Magistrate's Court for murder.
The accused was sentenced after being found guilty...
Tshwane Metro cop and accomplices at the wrong place, at the...
NELSPRUIT - Middleburg Flying Squad foiled a planned hijacking when a 37-year-old on duty Tshwane metro police Constable and his two accomplices aged 33 and 34 year old were arrested for allegedly conspiring to hijack the truck believed to have been carrying a lot of stock. The arrest was carried out on the N4 around [...]
Provincial Commissioner welcomes the life sentence imposed against a child rapist
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has welcomed the hefty sentence imposed upon a child rapist. On Monday, 28 August the 57-year-old accused was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Mashishing Regional Court for the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Lydenburg in March 2021. The case was [...]
Msukaligwa Municipality found guilty of polluting water resources
The Middleburg High Court in Mpumalanga has reaffirmed the regulatory role played by the Department of Water and Sanitation when it found Msukaligwa Local...
Tonga police recovered a truck barely 40 minutes after being hijacked
A swift response by police in Tonga has resulted in the recovery of a hijacked truck in less than 40 minutes after it was hijacked at Kamhlushwa near Tonga, yesterday 16 October 2023. According to information the truck was travelling from Mbombela to Kamhlushwa when it was reportedly hijacked at around 10:00. The truck driver [...]
