As South Africans prepare to welcome the New Year, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has issued a stern warning to both men and women to remain vigilant when visiting taverns, nightclubs, and other places of leisure. Authorities have raised concern over a growing trend involving syndicates using young women to target men, as well as cases of women being drugged, assaulted, or killed after leaving drinking establishments. SAPS national spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, explained that these syndicates have developed…

The Gauteng Provincial Government has commended the South African Police Service (SAPS) for its coordinated efforts that led to the arrest of a suspect in connection with the Saulsville Hostel shooting in Atteridgeville. The arrest marks a major breakthrough in the investigation of the 6 December 2025 attack, which claimed 12 lives, including a three-year-old child, and left 13 others injured. Authorities confirmed that the nationwide manhunt for the suspects culminated in the apprehension of a 32-year-old man in Limpopo.…

Police have launched a manhunt following a multiple shooting that left nine people dead and 10 others injured at a licensed tavern in Bekkersdal during the early hours of Sunday. The shooting happened just before 01:00 in the Tambo section when about 12 unknown suspects, travelling in a white kombi and a silver sedan, opened fire on tavern patrons before fleeing the scene while continuing to shoot randomly. Police initially reported that 10 people had been killed, but later revised…

ActionSA has raised alarm over revelations that one of the suspects linked to the mass killing of 12 people in Saulsville, west of Pretoria, is a recently released parolee. The party says the development exposes what it describes as the government’s “weak approach” to criminal justice and parole management. This follows confirmation by National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, who on Monday visited the crime scene at the Saulsville hostel where the shooting took place in the early hours of…

Seven people were killed in a horrific early morning collision on the N12 near Ogies in Mpumalanga, underscoring warnings from authorities about the dangers of late-night and pre-dawn travel during the festive season. The crash occurred at approximately 4:30 am when a Toyota sedan carrying five people from Mozambique collided with a Nissan NP200 LDV carrying two people. All occupants of both vehicles died at the scene. The incident involved a T-bone type collision after the Nissan, travelling from east…

A devastating mass shooting in Saulsville, Pretoria, has left 11 people dead and 14 others wounded, prompting a major police manhunt for three unidentified suspects. The attack, which unfolded late on Friday, has sent shockwaves through the community and renewed concerns about violent crime in Gauteng. Police confirmed on Saturday that 25 people were shot during the incident. Among the deceased are three minors: a three-year-old boy, a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. The remaining victims who died are…

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched a full-scale manhunt for the killers of Madlanga Commission witness Marius van der Merwe, who was gunned down outside his Brakpan home on Friday night. Police are searching for the hitmen, the person who ordered the killing, and the AK-47 rifle used in the attack. In a media statement released on Saturday, SAPS confirmed that National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola will meet and brief the chairperson of the commission, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga,…

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has welcomed the 20-year prison sentence handed down to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Constable Robert Ngobeni for the murder of his partner, Constance Phalane, in 2023. The South Gauteng High Court imposed 15 years for murder and 15 years for attempted murder, with 10 years of the attempted murder sentence running concurrently, resulting in an effective 20-year prison term. The incident occurred on 21 September 2023 at around 13:00 in Lekaneng Section, Tembisa,…

The Pretoria High Court has ruled that Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo and two senior colleagues in the South African Police Service Crime Intelligence Division may return to their workplaces, setting aside a key bail restriction that had barred them from entering any crime intelligence premises while awaiting trial. Khumalo, who is the Divisional Commissioner for Crime Intelligence, Major General Nosipho Precious Madondo who is the Component Head of Intelligence Analysis and Coordination, and Major General Josias Maperemisa Lekalakala who is…

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has released its Final Inquiry Report into the 2024 unrest at Walter Sisulu University (WSU), concluding that the South African Police Service (SAPS) used force in violation of national laws and failed to meet constitutional standards. The report was released on Thursday. The unrest, which took place on and around 27 May 2024, resulted in multiple injuries and exposed systemic weaknesses in protest management by the university, security personnel, and oversight bodies. The…