Crime news from across South Africa: police investigations, court cases, gender-based violence, missing persons and the reporting behind the statistics, updated as cases develop.
US influencer Ashlee Jenae was found dead at a Zanzibar resort on 9 April 2026; her fiance Joe McCann is being questioned as police investigate.
Four people were killed in three daylight gang shootings in Mitchells Plain on 7 April 2026, one week after 2,200 SANDF soldiers were deployed to Cape Town.
A man was shot dead in a tow van on the corner of Chatham and Lower Main Road in Observatory, Cape Town, shortly after 19:00 on Thursday 26 March 2026.
SAPS detectives are back in Saldanha Bay investigating a new community tip about Joshlin Smith's whereabouts. Here is where the case stands, more than two years on.
Chinette Gallichan, a 35-year-old labour lawyer working for Sibanye-Stillwater, was shot dead outside the CCMA in Johannesburg on Monday. Here is everything we know.
Nthabiseng Nzama's money laundering charges will proceed, the NPA confirmed on 23 March 2026. Here is the full story behind the case that has gripped South Africa.
Three people were shot dead in a late-night attack in Joe Slovo, Milnerton, prompting a provincial-level investigation by South African Police Service (SAPS) detectives.
A cash-in-transit heist in Thokoza left a 14-year-old girl wounded by a stray bullet as robbers bombed an armoured van and fled with cash.
Victor Mthethwa Majola has appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on a premeditated murder charge over the shooting of DJ Warras.
Police say the KwaNoxolo tavern mass shooting killed nine and hurt 10 as the owner now faces arrest over a fake liquor licence.
The Saulsville mass shooting at an illegal hostel tavern has left 12 people dead, including three children, and thrown the Pretoria community into shock.
Madlanga Commission witness Marius van der Merwe, known as Witnes D, has been gunned down outside his Brakpan home in front of his family.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in Pretoria after defence advocate Charles Mnisi halted proceedings, saying the case had left him mentally unfit to continue.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in Pretoria under tight security after police exposed a plot to kill key role players in the case.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the Pretoria High Court today, with witness torture claims and police conduct back under scrutiny.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes today, with the defence set to introduce a new witness following last week’s testimony involving contested police statements.
The Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla trial resumes today with the court expected to continue hearing evidence about a deleted video tweet linked to the July 2021 unrest.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes today as the court revisits the disputed 2019 statement said to have led police to the accused.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes today as the State continues questioning defence witness Absalom Zungu.
The Duduzile Zuma Sambudla trial resumes today with expert witness Emma Sadleir continuing her evidence on how tweets were shared across unrest coordination groups.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes today as defence witness Absalom Zungu returns to the stand following a dramatic end to last week’s proceedings.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues today after Thursday’s proceedings were halted when accused number five, Fisokuhle Ntuli, arrived late in prison uniform and claimed he had been assaulted by warders.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues today with the defence presenting new testimony after witness Absalom Nhlahlezi Zungu claimed police coached him into making a statement.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues today in the Pretoria High Court, where cross-examination of accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, is expected to conclude after his claims of missing police vehicle tracking data.
Residents of Zone 3 in Meadowlands were left traumatised after the body of 39-year-old Lebohang Sikwane was discovered near Masekhene Higher Primary School early Monday morning.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the case against alleged crime boss Vusi “Cat” Matlala and his co-accused, including his wife Tsakani, is ready for trial and has been transferred to the High Court for January 2026.
The murder case against businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe and three co-accused has been postponed to 3 December 2025 as prosecutors await feedback on centralising multiple linked dockets, including the murder of musician DJ Sumbody.
The Ndimande brothers, accused of orchestrating the 2023 murder of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, have been extradited from Eswatini and are expected to appear in a South African court today.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues today with the cross-examination of accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, following his dismissal of his late lawyer’s claims that Longwe Twala shot the soccer star during a scuffle.
Alleged crime boss Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala is set to make history as the first accused person to testify before Parliament when he appears before the Ad Hoc committee probing corruption in South Africa’s justice system later this month.
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