Five men were shot dead in a brazen daylight attack outside a tuck shop in Jeffsville, Atteridgeville, on Wednesday, deepening concerns about a recent surge in violent crime in the area. According to Gauteng police, the shooting occurred at about 13:15 on 21 January 2026 at a tuck shop in Block JV. The victims, whose identities have not yet been released, were standing outside the shop when they were approached by an unknown number of suspects. Police said the assailants…

Police in Mpumalanga have launched a manhunt following the fatal shooting of a 41-year-old truck driver in Dwarsloop, Bushbuckridge, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The victim has been identified as Scelo Sphephelo Nxumalo, who was found dead outside his truck along the R40 road. According to police, officers responded to a complaint at about 23h40 on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, regarding a truck that was suspiciously and incorrectly parked in the area. Upon arrival, police discovered a man…

The death of 26-year-old Yanga Lisa Mathebula has sparked grief, anger and a public demand for justice, after community members turned to social media to identify her family and question how her body was handled following her death in Gauteng. Mathebula, originally from Mayflower in Mpumalanga, died on 3 January 2026 while staying at a house in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni. Her photograph and voice notes circulated widely on TikTok and other social media platforms earlier this week as residents appealed for…

Five suspects believed to be behind a string of violent crimes in KwaZulu-Natal were shot and killed during a shootout with police in the early hours of Thursday morning in Inanda, north of Durban. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) in KwaZulu-Natal, the suspects were fatally wounded during an intelligence-led operation at Bester Area 10. The men were wanted in connection with several serious offences, including murder, attempted murder, attempted murder of police officers, and house robberies. Police…

Ten teenage boys believed to be victims of human trafficking were rescued in a coordinated law enforcement operation in Johannesburg, while a 47-year-old foreign national was arrested and is expected to appear in court this week. According to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks), the rescue on Tuesday followed a joint operation involving Fox Security, the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD), SAPS Mondeor and the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit specialising in trafficking in persons. The incident…

South Africa is losing 64 people every day to murder, according to the latest crime statistics released by the South African Police Service in Pretoria on Friday. The figures, covering the three-month period from July to September 2025, reveal that violent crime continues to claim hundreds of lives each week, despite some declines in other categories of crime. Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia presented the second-quarter crime statistics in Pretoria. He said that while some types of contact crime…

A suspected carjacker was wounded during a foiled hijacking attempt involving a vehicle allocated to the G20 Leaders Summit, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure confirmed on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday evening as South Africa continued to host the historic gathering at the Nasrec precinct. According to the statement, members of the South African Police Service National Intervention Unit were conducting routine patrols in and around Johannesburg when the attempted hijacking occurred. The vehicle was travelling…

North West businessman Brown Mogotsi delivered a series of startling claims when he testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Tuesday. Mogotsi told the commission that he has long operated as an agent for the country’s Crime Intelligence and that he was first recruited in 1991. He said his work as an intelligence operative for the South African Police Service relied on the use of active informants to gather information and support investigations. During his testimony, Mogotsi…

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that the employee who deleted the criminal records of Stuart James Scharnick, a close associate of suspended Deputy Police Commissioner for Crime Detection Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, is based at the national Criminal Records Centre in Pretoria, not in KwaZulu-Natal as initially believed. This revelation came during a press briefing in Durban on Thursday, where acting provincial commissioner for detection, Major-General Anthony Gopaul, provided a detailed account of Scharnick’s criminal history and ongoing…

The two brothers accused of killing South African rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane are set to return to South Africa to stand trial after the Kingdom of Eswatini granted an extradition order. The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed that it has received the official surrender order for Siyabonga Ndimande and Malusi Ndimande, who are wanted in connection with multiple serious crimes, including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.…