The South African Police Service (SAPS) has appointed a multidisciplinary team of experienced detectives and crime intelligence officers to investigate the murder of March and March Gauteng leader Andile Mvuyiselwa Somgaxa. Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane announced the decision on Tuesday, saying the specialised team was established in consultation with Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni. Somgaxa was shot in the driveway of his home in Greenfield, Ekurhuleni, on 4 July. He died in hospital five days…

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Lebowakgomo is investigating a case of malicious damage to property following a break in in the office of the Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature, Dr Makoma Makhurupetje. The offices of two senior managers were targeted and vandalised. Provincial spokesperson, Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba, said the incident happened on Wednesday night, 8 July. The suspects gained entry by damaging the ceiling in the two offices and ransacking the entire place. The incident took place a…

Seven people were killed and five others injured in two separate mass shootings on the Cape Flats on Wednesday night, with Western Cape police launching investigations into both attacks. The first shooting happened at about 8.10 pm at the corner of Laura Street and 8th Avenue in Lost City, Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain. According to Western Cape police, five men were standing outside a local tuck shop when they were approached by armed suspects who opened fire. Three victims, aged 18,…

Four suspects, including suspended City of Ekurhuleni Head of Legal Services Kemi Behari and former Ekurhuleni City Manager Imogen Mashazi, have been arrested in a major overnight operation linked to allegations that emerged before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, commonly known as the Madlanga Commission. The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed on Thursday that the arrests were carried out by the Commission’s Recommendations Task Team during coordinated raids…

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…

As anti-illegal immigration protests continue to spread across South Africa, law enforcement agencies are intensifying operations against undocumented foreign nationals, with fresh arrests in the Free State and lengthy prison sentences handed down to two foreign nationals convicted of violent crimes. The latest developments come as public pressure mounts on the government to tighten border security and enforce immigration laws. Thousands of South Africans have taken to the streets in recent days under the banner of the March and March…

Seven people have been arrested in connection with the alleged mob killing of a 34-year-old Free State man who was beaten to death after being accused by community members of stealing property. The arrests mark a significant breakthrough in an investigation that has reignited concerns over vigilante violence and mob justice, with police warning communities against taking the law into their own hands. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the suspects — five men and two women aged…

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has dismissed Brigadier Rachel Matjeng after an internal disciplinary process found her guilty of multiple counts of serious misconduct linked to her relationship with alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Her dismissal took effect on 30 June 2026, marking one of the highest-profile disciplinary actions taken against a senior police officer implicated in the widening fallout from the controversial R228 million SAPS health services contract awarded to Medicare24. The disciplinary outcome comes as Matlala,…

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it is ready to proceed with the high-profile attempted murder trial of alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his co-accused, with proceedings set to begin on 20 July 2026 in the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Johannesburg. The confirmation on Tuesday follows months of delays, with the State now indicating that the legal representation of co-accused Musa Kekana has been finalised after his legal team informed prosecutors they had secured the…