Caught on Camera
Watch: KZN hitmen caught executing hit on CCTV [video]
Three gunmen were caught on CCTV as they dropped a hail of gunfire at a parked vehicle.
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Lockdown
Lebombo border: Foreigners caught entering SA illegally [video]
More than 100 foreign nationals have been caught trying to enter South Africa illegally at the Lebombo border
Gauteng
Watch: Tembisa Plaza armed robbery caught on CCTV
Two suspects entered a store at Tembisa Plaza and calmly grabbed every cellphone they could find. The robbery was caught on CCTV.
Lockdown
Klerksdorp man fined for selling booze in lockdown
The 49-year-old lost cases of alcohol worth R125 000 after the Meirngspark community tipped off police about his illegal activity.
Fraud
Serial card scammer hit with more than 100 fraud charges
Wonder Mgude faces no less than 118 charges of fraud.
Gauteng
Police seize gold bars worth R61m at OR Tambo Airport
Hawks and Interpol are working in tandem to trace the origins of the gold bars confiscated at OR Tambo Airport.
Murder & Investigation
Nyanga mass shooting raises fears of an all-out taxi war
Nyanga was the scene of a mass shooting where five people linked to the taxi industry were killed and two others wounded.
Fraud
Hawks warn of ‘prominent’ arrest on Thursday
After snatching up Bushiri, his wife and another couple, the Hawks have their eyes set on an alleged Covid-19 fraudster.
Gauteng
How Priscilla du Toit was failed by SA’s police system
Priscilla du Toit was viciously killed on this day last year. The South African police's poor handling of her case is, in part, the reason why it remains unsolved.
Gauteng
Dawn Park man arrested for raping his month-old baby
A father from Dawn Park, Boksburg, was caught by his wife allegedly raping his month-old baby.
Gauteng
Woman robbed outside Sandton complex [video]
The woman was waiting to pull into a residential complex in Sandton, when two armed men accosted her and made off with her belongings.
Kidnapping
Tzaneen teen hit with perjury for faked kidnapping
The 14-year-old girl from Tzaneen faked her friend's kidnapping. Why?... Here's what we know.
KwaZulu-Natal
Greytown traditional healer gets life for rape
A traditional healer from Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, will spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping a patient.
Missing persons
Worries mount after three Mitchells Plain girls go missing
The family of these three school pupils from Mitchells Plain are fearing the worst as the search for their whereabouts continues.
Assault
Lufuno Mavhunga bully charged with assault [video]
The teen who was seen beating up Lufuno Mavhunga in that viral clip has been arrested and charged with assault.
Eastern Cape
Andile ‘Lulu’ Ntuthela: Sordid details surface on brutal murder
Andile 'Lulu' Ntuthela was found in a shallow grave, butchered and torched. The motive? He chose to live his truth.
Robbery
eNCA film crew robbed in Khayelitsha – Here’s what we know [video]
Reporter Monique Mortlock and her eNCA crew were robbed in broad daylight in Khayelitsha, shortly after a live televised broadcast.
Court cases
Dr Tumi and wife slammed with R1.5m fraud charges
Dr Tumi, a righteous man of God, may have fallen to the allure of the cookie jar.
Explosions & Bombings
Kolonnade Centre evacuated following bomb threat
SAPS' bomb suwad has cordoned off the area around Kolonnade Centre following a bomb threat.
Assault
Watch: Mpumalanga farmer assaulted inside White River police station [video]
A Mpumalanga farmer was assaulted inside the White River Police Station and the officers watched on with their arms folded.
South Africa
Fake vaccine syndicate with SA links nabbed by Interpol
Fake vaccine doses are a reality law enforcement has to nip in the bud as soon as possible, Interpol warned.
Mpumalanga
Nelspruit police in search of man who escaped through hospital window
A 37-year-old notorious robbery suspect escaped police custody in hospital. Nelspruit police are probing the guards who were on duty on that Saturday morning.
Crime statistics
Contact crimes in Q4:2020 – A picture of a deadly South Africa
October - December 2020 was the most violent year-on-year quarter in five years.
Fraud
A slap on the wrist for Free State fraudster
Lengoabala tricked victims into believing that he could provide them with a valid driver's licence without the bureaucratic red tape.
Gauteng
OR Tambo customs intercept 63kg rhino horn destined for Malaysia
Rhino horn valued at R53.1 million was seized at OR Tambo Airport. Here's what we know.
Human Trafficking
KZN mom arrested for trafficking teen daughter
A 53-year-old woman will appear at the Ladysmith Magistrate's Court for allegedly selling her daughter to a known man for R100.
Rape & Abuse
WC police release composite sketch of wanted rape suspect
This man allegedly raped a woman and is believed to be walking the streets of Cape Town's northern suburbs.
Deaths & Obituaries
Sea Point rescuers discover a dead woman at the beach
The woman found at Sea Point Beach was wearing a pink bikini bra and black tights.
Mpumalanga
Border patrolmen find stolen bakkie hidden in brooms [video]
This insipid attempt at hiding an entire stolen bakkie under a load of traditional grass brooms is as South African as it gets.
Cash-in-transit
Intelligence unit launched to combat cash-in-transit heists
The specialised intelligence unit will start as early as this festive season, with plans in place to prevent money truck heists in key parts of SA.