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…

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.…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has sharply criticised the South African Police Service (SAPS) following the release of its 2024/25 Annual Report, describing the institution as “a lawless and dysfunctional bureaucracy” that has failed to protect citizens. The party on Wednesday said the report reveals an organisation crippled by corruption, mismanagement, and dishonesty under the African National Congress (ANC) government. EFF national spokesperson Sinawo Thambo said the findings confirm that the police service has lost credibility and is failing to…