Former Police General Arrested Over SAPS Ammunition as Mfazi Murder Probe Continues

A 56-year-old former police general has been arrested for allegedly possessing more than 100 rounds of South African Police Service (SAPS)-issued ammunition, including R5 and 9mm ammunition.

The arrest was announced by the SAPS on Tuesday, following an investigation by its National Cold Case Unit into the murder of Lieutenant General Sindile Mfazi.

The former senior police officer is expected to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday to face a charge of unlawful possession of ammunition in contraventionREAD MORE

Fear is spreading through communities in Tshwane’s Region 7 after 408 people reported gastrointestinal illnesses amid revelations that residents were supplied with unchlorinated water for three weeks without being warned that it could be unsafe for domestic use.

The crisis has raised serious questions about municipal accountability, the protection of vulnerable children and why residents were not alerted when the City of Tshwane’s Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works stopped chlorinating water supplied to surrounding communities.

Among those bearing the brunt areREAD MORE

Four decades after Mozambique’s first president died in a plane crash at Mbuzini, nobody has been held accountable for the tragedy, and the questions surrounding the circumstances of his death remain unanswered. President Daniel Chapo says the victims’ families deserve the truth.

MBUZINI, South Africa, October 19

Forty years on, the mystery surrounding the assassination of Samora Machel lingers, with no definitive closure, no universally accepted explanation of what happened, and nobody held accountable for the tragedy that claimed theREAD MORE

Beleaguered former Mogalakwena Local Municipality manager Montengo Morris Maluleke will know his bail fate on 27 October 2026 when the Mokopane Magistrates’ Court delivers its ruling on his formal bail application.

His case involves alleged irregular payments of R24 million, a disputed fleet management contract and suspected kickbacks of R230,000.

Maluleke, 43, who appeared in court today, Monday, October 19, remains in custody after his bail proceedings were postponed for judgment. The case forms part of a broader Hawks investigationREAD MORE

For one woman, the man she once loved raped her in front of their three children. For another, a relationship that had ended turned into a nightmare when her former boyfriend arranged a shooting that left her with a bullet fragment permanently lodged in her body.

A third woman spent two weeks in hospital after her ex-boyfriend stabbed her in the back because he accused her of cheating.

Their experiences, although different, reveal the devastating consequences of gender-based violence andREAD MORE

A 28-year-old man accused of kidnapping and raping two nurses from Ga-Chuene Clinic at gunpoint is expected to return to the Polokwane High Court on Thursday, 22 October 2026.

The trial was postponed on Monday after the defence lawyer became unavailable amid the ongoing strike at Legal Aid South Africa. The accused remains in custody.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Regional Spokesperson for the Limpopo Division, Mashudu Malabi, the accused allegedly threatened security personnel at Ga-Chuene Clinic outsideREAD MORE

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will bring together regional stakeholders in Johannesburg this week to strengthen disaster preparedness as Southern Africa prepares for the potential effects of the 2026/27 El Niño season.

The four-day Disaster Preparedness and Response Planning Workshop, running from Tuesday to Friday, October 20 to 23, will focus on improving how countries anticipate, prepare for and respond to disasters before they develop into major humanitarian crises.

The discussions come as the region prepares for climate-related risksREAD MORE

Controversial North West businessman Suliman Carrim will spend another week behind bars after the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court postponed its decision on his bail application to October 28, with the magistrate saying he needed time to review the evidence and court transcripts.

Carrim, who spent the weekend at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre, returned to court on Monday as the State and his defence team presented their closing arguments in his bid for release.

Magistrate Kiluise postponed the matter for judgment, leavingREAD MORE

National police commissioner General Fannie Masemola has vowed to crack down on political violence ahead of the November 4 local government elections, strengthen frontline policing and address critical staffing shortages as he returns to office following the lifting of his precautionary suspension.

Masemola, who resumed his duties on Monday, said he would receive a comprehensive briefing from Crime Intelligence on attacks and killings involving political party members and candidates, amid concerns about political violence ahead of the elections.

Addressing theREAD MORE

The coal exit is dated in law. The replacement is not. Three decisions by the energy regulator will determine whether that gap is visible before it becomes a shortfall.

To the Chairperson and Members of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa:

Within days, the System Operator will publish its Medium-Term System Adequacy Outlook for 2027 to 2031. The Grid Code you administer requires it by 30 October. The first section 34 determination under IRP 2025 cannot bind without yourREAD MORE