Mpumalanga

The fire that broke down in Eskom Thuthuka Power Station in Standerton led to the arrest of five suspects who were caught red handed, digging up and skinning copper cables valued at about R3200 on 29 November 2022 at about 00:50. On that day, the security personnel on duty received a call regarding a fire [...]

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has welcomed a well-deserving sentence imposed on a poacher by the name of Lucky Mabunda (43). The accused was sentenced by the Skukuza Regional Court on Thursday, 28 September 2023 during the time he was serving another sentence of 18 years’ at [...]

A suspect in his early 20's was arrested during Operation Shanela for allegedly selling liquor inside a Spaza Shop in Standerton. Approximately 332, 69 litres of alcohol valued at about R20 000 was confiscated on Saturday, 30 September 2023. During the operation, police noticed suspicious movements and gatherings at this premises which also operated as [...]

The police at Komatipoort are investigating an incident in which three employees (two women and a man) were kidnapped from a farm at Komatipoort in the evening of Sunday, 24 September 2023 around 19:00. The victims were somehow released from the hands of their assailants on Friday, 29 September 2023. A report by the police [...]

The Police in Calcutta are in pursuit of suspects who fatally shot a truck driver (45) on the R40 Road in Marite outside Hazyview earlier today, Tuesday 26 September 2023, at around 08:30. During this incident, some members of the public reportedly looted some dairy products that were inside the truck, in spite of the [...]

The quick response by members from Middelburg Flying Squad and their counterparts in Benoni led to the recovery of a hijacked vehicle, two reportedly stolen firearms with ammunition, a cellphone and the arrest of three suspects approximately 21 minutes after a vehicle was hijacked from the owner in Delmas this morning, Wednesday, 27 September 2023. [...]

Karabo Makhubedu (32), appeared before the Mhala Regional court on Tuesday, 26 September 2023, facing charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition which occurred in February 2023, business robbery which happened in Bushbuckridge in August 2023 and possession of a prohibited firearm which happened at Masoyi in September 2016. Makhubedu was arrested alongside [...]

The Police in Calcutta are investigating another shooting incident which has left two people dead (aged 24 and 38) and two other victims, aged 46 and 11 are fighting for their lives in hospital. The incident is said to have occurred in the evening of Tuesday, 26 September 2023 around 19h30 at a place called [...]

Two suspects aged 26 and 38 are expected to appear in the Standerton Magistrate’s Court today, 27 September 2023, following their arrest for possession of suspected stolen properties on Friday, 22 September 2023 in Standerton. One of the suspects allegedly gained entry at the garage whilst the gardener was busy on the other side of [...]

Ward Councillor's life and that of another man were cut short when an armed suspect opened fire, injuring the third person at a place called Tsema-Marhumbu in Calcutta on Saturday night, 23 September 2023 around 20:50. According to information, Mr Lot Nkuna (55), the Ward Councillor was fatally shot whilst inside a VW Polo together [...]

A suspect (46) from Mozambique was arrested after a high-speed chase and thanks to law enforcement agencies in Delmas which led to his capture on Friday, 22 September 2023 around 12:55. A white Single Cab Mahindra bakkie which was reportedly hijacked at Westonaria (in Gauteng Province) was recovered during the arrest. According to a report, [...]

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has set up a team of investigators to probe the double murder incident which left seven other victims hospitalised in Alexandra near Calcutta this morning, Saturday 23 September 2023 around 02:25. Police and medical personnel were called to a scene where nine [...]