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Graaff Reinet tavern murder, CCTV footage leads to arrest of suspect

Graaff Reinet tavern murder, CCTV footage leads to arrest of suspect

A 26-year old man will appear in the Graaff-Reinet magistrate’s court on a charge of murder for his alleged involvement in the murder of...
Abalone farms under spotlight in SAPS operation, Port Nolloth

Abalone farms under spotlight in SAPS operation, Port Nolloth

Operation Phakisa kick started on 5 October 2017 at Port Nolloth and surrounding areas. The Operation is a multidisciplinary approach by different stakeholders such as...
Farm attack, foreman and workers assaulted, tied with wire, Bamboesspruit

Farm attack, foreman and workers assaulted, tied with wire, Bamboesspruit

A farm attack took place on the morning of 24 January 2022, at 11:00, in Bamboesspruit, between Wolmaransstad and Ottosdal, in the North West...

How investigative journalists helped turn the tide against corruption in South...

Every year South African investigative journalists are recognised for their hard work when the winners of the Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism are...
Helenvale home invasion, man killed, woman injured

Helenvale home invasion, man killed, woman injured

The Provincial Gang Investigation Unit is investigating a case of murder and attempted murder after a 39 year old Helenvale man and a woman...
Estcourt cellphone store robbery, 1 of 3 armed suspects arrested

Estcourt cellphone store robbery, 1 of 3 armed suspects arrested

UThukela Tactical Response Team together with Public Order Policing Unit arrested a 49-year-old robbery suspect moments after the robbery took place. On the afternoon of...
Police arrest a 24-year-old suspect in connection with business robbery in Alldays

Police arrest a 24-year-old suspect in connection with business robbery in...

POLOKWANE - Limpopo SAPS Capricorn District Tracing Team arrested a 24-year-old suspect linked to a business robbery during a Tactical Operation Tswara Tsotsi conducted in Pretoria Olievenhoutbosch from 27 July 2023 until 30 July 2023. According to information, the suspect was an employee at a farm in Alldays. In April 2023, four suspects overpowered the [...]
Clothing store armed robbery, shootout, Victorian Centre, Heidelberg

Clothing store armed robbery, shootout, Victorian Centre, Heidelberg

Two suspects aged 37 and 38 were arrested for Business robbery and Possession of stolen goods after a clothing store was robbed in Voortrekker...
Suspect wounded in police 'shoot out' gets 33 years, Inanda

Suspect wounded in police ‘shoot out’ gets 33 years, Inanda

A man, Mnqobi Shozi (29) from Inanda was convicted and sentenced to a total of 33 years imprisonment for two counts of attempted murder,...

Kalk Bay house robber swiftly arrested by SAPS

WESTERN CAPE - On Wednesday 7 August 2019 at approximately 20:15, a house robbery was perpetrated in Duignam Road Kalk Bay, where three male...

South Africa to add 100 MW solar power to national grid...

JOHANNESBURG - French group Engie has signed a 20-year power purchase deal with South Africa's state-owned utility Eskom to connect 100 megawatts (MW) of...
Telkom CEO, Sipho Maseko's R21.8 million salary

Telkom CEO, Sipho Maseko’s R21.8 million salary

Telkom's CEO, Sipho Maseko, took home about R21.8 million as compensation in the past financial year. This is a reduction of less than R1...