Mpumalanga

Four suspects aged between 18 and 24 were arrested for being allegedly involved in a business burglary on Thursday, 14 September 2023 in the Tonga policing precinct. The suspects were reportedly found hitch-hiking in Block B near Tonga in the early hours of the said day at about 01h00 am. Police stopped with the intention [...]

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has strongly condemned the fatal shooting of Sergeant Nhlanhla Petros Sigage (41) who has already been identified by his family. The member was shot, allegedly by two male suspects at Kanyamazane outside Nelspruit in the evening of Friday, 15 September 2023 around [...]

Police at Kanyamazane are in pursuit of two suspects that were involved in a shooting at a certain tarven in Kanyamazane outside Nelspruit. One male person who is not yet identified was fatally shot meanwhile about 15 other patrons sustained some injuries after being shot and were taken to hospital for medical treatment. There could [...]

A 28-year-old man from the Kingdom of Eswatini was arrested by members of the Border Policing after allegedly trafficking dagga through Oshoek Port of Entry on Friday evening, 15 September 2023 around 19:00. The suspect was nabbed by the police who stopped the vehicle he was driving, a Silver Toyota Corolla with Gauteng registration number [...]

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has assembled a team of investigators following an incident in which two taxi drivers were fatally shot whilst another taxi driver as well as a bus driver are fighting for their lives in hospital subsequent to have been shot also. The incident [...]

Three suspects were arrested in Standerton CBD yesterday for possession of substances believed to be drugs. Standerton police were conducting normal stop and search operations when three suspects aged between 25 and 31 were found with the substances in different areas of the town. A total of 23 sachets of substance believed to be Nyaope [...]

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has welcomed a hefty sentence that was handed down to two farm murderers. On 13 September 2023, the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court which was sitting in Delmas sentenced Thomas Reuben Tivane (50) and Kenneth Mashego (50) for murder and house [...]

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has gladly welcomed the arrest of an alleged robber (36) at Kanyamazane outside Nelspruit on Tuesday, 12 September 2023. The suspect is suspected to have been behind the kidnapping and robbery of a couple, male (47) and female (39) from the USA [...]

Matron Lindiwe Nkuna (53) appeared before the Nelspruit Magistrate Court on Monday, 11 September 2023 after she was arrested by the Nelspruit based Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation on Monday, 11 September 2023 for Fraud and contravention of Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011. It is alleged that on 07 July 2011, Nkuna who was [...]

A suspect (43) is due to appear before the Sabie Magistrate Court on Tuesday, 12 September 2023 after he was intercepted by the Nelspruit based Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team at Nelspruit taxi rank on Monday, 11 September 2023 for contravening the Trafficking in Persons Act (TIP). During an illegal mining disruptive operation conducted [...]

The Police in the Province of Mpumalanga calls upon the public to be aware of fraudsters who scam unsuspecting victims in the name of helping them to scoop some cash from their smart shopper cards from reputable retail supermarkets. The call comes already after one male victim (53), residing in Pienaar outside Nelspruit was defrauded [...]

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has highly appreciated the exceptional work done by SAPS members from the Mpumalanga Provincial Task Team, in collaboration with Detectives from Nelspruit SAPS and members of the public, which resulted in the arrest of the 33-year-old suspect last night, Thursday 07 September [...]