Eastern Cape
Beer looters hit the big score with crashed liquor truck [video]
Early Christmas for looters who stumbled on a toppled beer truck at the Great Kei/ Near Kei Bridge, between Butterworth and East London.
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Gauteng
Watch: Intruder caught inside Randburg property [video]
Thanks to Pierre's home security system, the intruder was scared off.
Court cases
Was Bushiri helped by SAPS? – Two officers have been arrested
A SAPS official and her husband allegedly accepted R500 000 from Bushiri.
Gauteng
Kgosi Mampuru: Two high-risk convicts have escaped
One of the Kgosi Mampuru convicts, Mozambican national Thabo Muyambo, was serving a life term for rape and kidnapping.
Gauteng
Watch: Aftermath of bloody Kempton Park shooting [video]
The Kempton Park shootout was captured on CCTV and images of the suspects, drowned in their own blood, have been released.
Cash-in-transit
Cash van robbed at Khayelitsha Mall [video]
At least four victims were injured at a KFC in Khayelitsha Mall, including a teen.
Cash-in-transit
Gauteng rocked by two CIT heists on Monday morning
Two CIT heists, 72km apart, were reported in the province this morning.
Fraud
Shepherd Bushiri extradition could take seven years
Shepherd Bushiri and his wife will hear the verdict on their application to have their arrest deemed constitutionally unlawful, on Monday, 14 December, at a Lilongwe high court.
Gauteng
Watch: Instant karma for Vereeniging hijackers [video]
They tried to hijsck a motorist but Vereeniging police had other plans for them.
Fraud
Alleged Germiston card scammer attacked by mob [video]
This alleged card scammer from Germiston will be glad he was arrested.
Abduction
Sikander Kalla kidnapped – Here’s what we know
No word has been heard from the alleged abductors of businessman Sikander Kalla.
Court cases
SANDF arrest shop owner for selling army fatigue [video]
The SANDF has made it clear that army fatigue is out of fashion for the foreseeable future.
Gauteng
Watch: Brakpan man stalked and robbed after ATM withdrawal [video]
This Brakpan man had no idea he was being followed, after he made a large ATM withdrawal.
Mpumalanga
Watch: CCTV catches Middelburg booster red-handed [video]
This booster was a little too casual in his attempt to steal at a hardware store in Middelburg, Mpumalanga.
Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape pensioner lauded for biting off alleged rapist’s tongue
It didn't take too long for Eastern Cape authorities to track down the tongueless rapist.
Fraud
It’s the big one – Hawks nab four state officials
As promised, the Hawks have arrested four former state officials from Gauteng's Health Dept. on tender fraud charges.
Court cases
Andre Pienaar: Senekal rioter denied bail
Andre Pienaar is said to be a danger to witnesses in his attempted murder case. This is why the Sekenal Magistrate's Court has denied his bail application.
Court cases
SA police minister slams angry farmers
Bheki Cele called for the arrest of every farmer/rioter responsible for the vandalism that took place outside Senekal Magistrate's Court yesterday.
Court cases
Watch: Angry farmers attack police outside Free State court [video]
Thousands of enraged farmers torched police vehicles and damaged court property in retaliation to the brutal murder of Brendin Horner.
Cybercrime
John McAfee: Cybersecurity wiz jailed for tax evasion
John McAfee created the cybersecurity software we depend on everyday. Today, he is in jail facing tax evasion charges. In Belize, he's wanted for murder.
Cash-in-transit
Watch: Fidelity guard bolts during money heist [video]
This Fidelity guard had no intentions of defending the case of cash, so he bolted!
Gauteng
Watch: West Rand car thieves caught red-handed [video]
In South Africa, a car parked on the side of a busy street, in broad daylight, is not immune to theft.
Murder & Investigation
Baden Powell Drive is a dumping site for Cape Town murderers
In a span of three weeks, six bodies have been dug out of the bushy Baden Powell Drive. All these homicide cases remain unsolved.
Limpopo
Ocean Basket double murder: Two suspects finally caught
Polokwane authorities say more arrests are expected in the murder of Lizette Deacon and her mom.
Murder & Investigation
Watch: Man executed at Gordon’s Bay eatery in broad daylight [video]
A 40-year-old man was executed at a Gordon's Bay tavern, in broad daylight, on Thursday. Police are looking for this hitman.
Court cases
Jurgen Vandekeere: Court finds rapist, murderer guilty
In April 2011, Jurgen Vandekeere raped and mutilated 20-year-old Chantelle Barnard in the Benoni property she rented from him.
Drugs
Hawks intercept truck loaded with R90m heroin – Here’s what we know
342.5kg of pure heroin were discovered in a truck that was on its way to KwaZulu-Natal.
Gender-Based Violence
Who killed Thandeka Mdeliswa? – Police launch manhunt for suspects
Police tracked down the suspects who killed Thandeka Mdeliswa but they slipped away.
Gauteng
Eldorado Park locals clash with SAPS after death of teen [video]
Conflicting accounts on the tragic death of Nathaniel Julius have been reported. What exactly happened to this #EldoradoPark teen?
Gauteng
Boschkop farm murder: Victim killed over two cellphones
A #farmmurder has been reported in Boschkop. The suspects allegedly gunned down the farmer and fled with two cellphones.