Gauteng police have recovered seven rifles, a pistol, a hijacked BMW X5 and other equipment believed to have been intended for a cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery after raiding a suspected gang safe house in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni. The operation, carried out on Wednesday evening by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), followed intelligence linking the suspects to a number of serious and violent crimes committed across Gauteng. Although the suspected gang members managed…

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) on Friday arrested Madlanga Commission witness “K”, an Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) inspector, in Alberton as part of its widening investigation into the alleged R15 million precious stones theft. Witness K previously testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that the 2023 Killarney precious stones heist was a planned robbery disguised as a legitimate police operation. During her testimony, she implicated her former partner, suspended EMPD Deputy Police Chief Julius Mkhwanazi, alleging that…

Former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality city manager Dr Imogan Mashazi and her three co-accused have all been released on bail of R50 000 each after appearing in the Germiston Magistrates’ Court on corruption-related charges. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed on Friday that Mashazi, Ekurhuleni Head of Legal Services Advocate Khemraj Behari, Head of Human Resources Linda Gasheka and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief of Police Julius Mkhwanazi are all now out on bail. Behari and Mkhwanazi were granted…

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer Keisha Leigh Stols has become the third accused in the alleged robbery of precious stones worth R14.9 million after making her first appearance in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Stols, who handed herself over to police at the Addendale Police Station on Monday, now faces charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances and fraud alongside co-accused Adrian Mackenzie and Etienne van der Walt. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) successfully applied for Stols to be…

The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has postponed the case against an Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer and a businessman accused of orchestrating the alleged theft of precious stones worth nearly R15 million, as investigators continue to hunt down more suspects linked to the case. Constable Adrian Norman Mackenzie and businessman Etienne van der Walt appeared in court on Monday following their arrests over the weekend by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). The pair face charges including robbery with aggravating…

Two suspects accused of participating in the alleged unlawful raid and seizure of precious stones worth nearly R15 million from a Johannesburg home will appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, as the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) confirmed that two more arrests are imminent. The court appearance marks the latest development in a case that has exposed alleged misconduct involving several law enforcement officers from different agencies, as well as a businessman accused of masquerading as a police…

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is set to deliver his highly anticipated State of the Province Address (SOPA) later on Monday, but the build-up to the speech has been overshadowed by violent protests in Tembisa over deepening service delivery failures. The address, scheduled for 16:00 at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, comes at a time of mounting pressure on the provincial government to respond to growing frustration among residents. In a dramatic start to the day, Tembisa residents took to…

Sekhukhune United’s versatile player Shaun Mogaila made a sensational return to the Betway Premiership last night, four months after he was charged with culpable homicide, reckless and negligent driving.  The 29-year-old right-wing player played for 90 minutes and registered an assist on Andy Boyeli’s first goal, helping Ba Bina Noko clinch a convincing 4-2 victory against the Kwazulu Natal outfit Amazulu at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Wednesday, February 19.  In November 2024, the Thembisa Magistrate’s Court…