Limpopo – Two Limpopo traditional healers have been charged with murder after being found in possession of body parts.  Police arrested Tshilidzi Phalandwa (43) and Balangani Sedzani Tshivhombedze (32) outside  Thohoyandou in Vhembe for allegedly ordering the murder of Rendani Tshigwili, a 34-year-old mother, and her son for muti purposes.  Limpopo police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, said the duo were nabbed last week in connection with the murder of Tshigwili and her toddler.  The two sangomas allegedly collected the victims’ …

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has expressed outrage over the arrest of a 59-year-old Mpumalanga man found with over 56,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse, calling it “a barbaric affront to human dignity” and demanding that the suspect face the full might of the law. The man, who was arrested in Standerton during a SAPS-led raid under Operation Bad Vibes, is expected to appear in the Standerton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 4 August 2025, for a formal bail…

In a dramatic turn of events within South Africa’s security and governance landscape, Firoz Cachalia was officially sworn in as Acting Minister of Police on Friday following the suspension of Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is now on full pay leave pending the outcome of a damning inquiry into alleged corruption in the South African Police Service (SAPS). Cachalia, a former MP and academic, takes over the crucial portfolio at a time of heightened public concern over violent crime, deep institutional…

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has dismissed widespread social media rumours claiming that missing businessman and farmer Jerry Boshoga has been found dead, warning that such misinformation is false, harmful, and deeply distressing to his family. In a strongly worded statement issued on Thursday, SAPS confirmed that Boshoga, who was kidnapped in November 2024, remains missing and that the investigation is at a critical and sensitive stage. Authorities urged the public to refrain from sharing unverified information that undermines…

The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it has landed a major blow to organised gun smuggling after members of its elite anti-kidnapping task team led a precision operation that netted 30 unlicensed 9mm firearms and two suspected traffickers believed to be part of a national gun-running syndicate. The high-risk operation was executed on Monday evening in Meyersdal, a leafy Johannesburg suburb that has become a preferred safe zone for criminals smuggling contraband across provinces. Acting on intelligence gathered over…

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has intensified its campaign against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), arresting 183 rape suspects during coordinated operations across the country in just one week. The arrests included 67 wanted suspects who had long evaded capture. These efforts form part of a broader 90-day anti-GBVF blitz launched by the government earlier this month in response to the persistent rise in violent crimes against women and children. The SAPS’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences…

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has dismissed as false and misleading widely circulated reports that its elite National Intervention Unit (NIU) conducted a raid in Richards Bay where R18 million in cash was allegedly found stashed in a safe at a private home. The police have strongly warned the public against sharing fake news, especially when it falsely implicates individuals, living or deceased, without a factual basis. The false report, which went viral on WhatsApp, TikTok, and X (formerly…

South Africa’s INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Pretoria, at the heart of the South African Police Service (SAPS), has recorded another major breakthrough in its fight against transnational crime. A 57-year-old Chinese national, wanted in his home country for fraud, was arrested this week while attempting to apply for a visa at the United States Embassy in Sandton, Johannesburg. The fugitive was flagged during the visa application process when his information triggered an active INTERPOL Red Notice — an…

The suspension of Patriotic Alliance (PA) Deputy President Kenny Kunene has sparked widespread public and political reaction, following his presence at the Sandton residence of a murder suspect linked to the assassination of amapiano star Oupa “DJ Sumbody” Sefoka. Kunene, a controversial figure and former inmate turned businessman and politician, was placed on a 30-day leave of absence from the PA on Tuesday, after it emerged he was present during a high-profile police raid that led to the arrest of…

The long-running SAPS “blue lights” tax fraud case was once again postponed today (16 July 2025), with Magistrate Ashika Ramalal slamming the State for repeated incompetence, human error, and prejudice against the accused. The high-profile case, linked to R19 million in fraudulent tax claims and part of a broader R191 million corruption probe involving emergency police equipment, will now only go to trial in October 2025 — nearly a decade after the alleged crimes occurred. Ramalal made the ruling on…