South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has urged Commonwealth countries in Africa to work together to tackle corruption. She warned that corruption has become global, sophisticated, and deeply damaging to states. Speaking at the opening of the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa on Monday, Kubayi stressed the need for strong, modern, and collaborative approaches to fighting corruption. “This conference sends a strong message that corruption will not be tolerated,” Kubayi…

The SAPS in the Eastern Cape has kicked off an investigation to nab the killers of Elona Sombulula, a young District Court prosecutor who was based in the Ngcobo Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday night. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Sombulula (30) joined the NPA through the aspirant prosecutor program in 2022 and he was acting as a regional court prosecutor when he was shot dead. It added this devastating incident has sent waves of grief through the NPA…

Centurion, South Africa – April 30, 2025 The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that parts believed to be from the missing VW Polo linked to the deaths of three police officers have been recovered during an ongoing search and rescue operation near the Hennops River in Centurion. In a media statement issued on Wednesday evening, SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said search teams had located a number of vehicle components, including a front and rear bumper, which may…

Centurion, South Africa – After six days of intense searching, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the deaths of three missing police officers and two others in a tragic turn of events near the Hennops River in Centurion. In a media statement on Tuesday, SAPS National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola announced that Constables Keamogetswe Buys, Boipelo Senoge, and Cebekhulu Linda, along with an administrative clerk from Lyttleton Police Station and an unidentified individual, were found dead following an…

Centurion, Gauteng – The search for three missing South African Police Service (SAPS) constables has taken a heartbreaking turn, with police confirming the recovery of four bodies from the Hennops River in Centurion. The case, which has gripped the nation, remains under active investigation, with two of the recovered bodies believed to be linked to the missing officers. The missing officers — Constables Boipelo Senoge (20), Cebekhulu Linda (24), and Keamogetswe Buys (30) — were last seen early Thursday morning…

The Police in Limpopo have launched an investigation after a medical doctor attached to George Masebe Hospital under Waterberg district in allegedly raped a 22-year-old pregnant patient during medical examinations. According to the reports, the doctor indecently assaulted the patient in the sonar room during an abdominal ultrasound, which was required as part of the woman’s ongoing observation related to her pregnancy, in the early hours of Sunday, 27 April 2025. The Limpopo Police Spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba has confirmed…

“We are doing everything we can to bring them home,” says SAPS Commissioner. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has appealed to the public for help in locating three missing police constables who disappeared earlier this week. The three officers—24-year-old Constable Linda Cebekhulu, 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys, and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge—were last seen on Wednesday, 23 April 2025. In a statement, police said the trio were travelling in a white VW Polo sedan (registration number JCL 401 FS) from…

The Mayor of Emalahleni Local Municipality in Witbank, Mpumalanga province, has instantly fired the two ANC councillors who were arrested last week for allegedly demanding bribes from a businessman to extend a municipal lease agreement. Mayor Vusi Nhlapho announced today, April 23, that Jerry Patrick Dijane (53) and Martha Busi Hlumbane (54), will no longer serve in the influential mayoral committee following their release on bail yesterday. “This decisive action has been taken by the Executive Mayor in the interest…

The two prominent councillors of the ANC in the Emalahleni local municipality in Witbank, Mpumalanga province, have been freed on bail after spending the long Easter weekend in cold holding cells of the SAPS. They are facing charges of corruption, defeating the administration of justice, and extortion.Jerry Patrick Dijane (53) and Martha Busi Hlumbane (54), who also serve as influential members of the mayoral committee (MMCs) in the municipality, made their second court appearance today before the Emalahleni magistrate court…

The Police in the Eastern Cape have confirmed that a student was shot dead at the Mthatha campus of Walter Sisulu University and another one was injured yesterday, 15 April 2025. According to the police, the incident happened when frustrated students mobilised themselves on the evening of Monday, 14 April 2025, complaining about the bad state of their residence. At about 07h00 early on Tuesday morning, the students went to the Residence Manager, who stays within the institution with his…