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1. October 29CrimeMamelodi East Double Murder Case Postponed to January 2026PRETORIA, 29 October 2025- The case involving a suspect accused of killing two young women in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, has been postponed to 19 January 2026. The matter was heard at the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The accused, 38-year-old Tebogo Mnisi, appeared in court for the first…October 29
2. October 27CrimeMamelodi double murder: R250,000 reward for informationThe Aubrey Tau Foundation has offered R250,000 for information leading to arrests in the murder of two young women found shot dead in Mamelodi East on Sunday morning. Police discovered the bodies of cousins Tshiamo Moramaga, 22, and Baleseng Moramaga, 21, with gunshot wounds to the head at 6:15…October 27
3. October 25CrimeMan killed, two wounded in Cape Town shootingOne man was killed and two people wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire at a property in Cape Town on Saturday evening, police said, as South Africa's legislative capital grapples with escalating gun violence. Police discovered the unidentified man's body with multiple gunshot wounds after…October 25
4. October 24CrimeJudicial Watchdog Urges Special Leave for Judge LedwabaJOHANNESBURG, 24 October 2025- The judicial accountability group Judges Matter has urged that Gauteng Acting Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba be placed on special leave pending the outcome of corruption allegations against him. This follows claims that Judge Ledwaba received R2.5 million to help…October 24
5. October 21CrimeJust Comrades, Not Friends: Mchunu on MogotsiCAPE TOWN, 21 October 2025- Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has reaffirmed that he only knows North West political figure Brown Mogotsi as a comrade, not as a personal associate. Mchunu made the clarification on Tuesday during his continued testimony before Parliament’s ad hoc committee…October 21
6. October 20CrimeMadlanga Inquiry Hears Testimony on Armand Swart MurderJOHANNESBURG, 20 October 2025- CCTV footage showing vehicles believed to have been used in the killing of Transnet employee and engineer Armand Swart has been presented before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. On Monday, a key witness, identified only as Witness “A”, testified partially…October 20
7. October 17CrimeMchunu Defends Disbanding of Political Killings Task TeamCAPE TOWN, South Africa- Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has told Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating alleged political interference and corruption within the criminal justice system that he was not required to consult the inter-ministerial committee before disbanding the Political Killings…October 17
8. October 17Crime‘Missing’ Teenager Found Locked in her Bedroom After 27 yearsŚWIĘTOCHŁOWICE, Poland – A Polish woman reported as a missing teenager nearly three decades ago has been found alive in her family home, where she is believed to have been confined to a single bedroom since 1998. Police in the southern city of Świętochłowice discovered the woman, identified only…October 17
9. October 15CrimeThree men shot dead in Cape Town vehiclePolice launched a manhunt Wednesday after discovering three unidentified men shot dead inside a vehicle in Cape Town's Imizamo Yethu informal settlement, with investigators examining possible links to extortion activities in the area. The bodies were discovered in a silver Hyundai i20 at Holomisa…October 15
10. October 14CrimeMessages Reveal Ties between Matlala and KZN Hawks bossPRETORIA, South Africa- A witness known only as “X”, currently giving evidence remotely to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, has detailed WhatsApp communications between Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, a businessman and attempted murder accused, and Lesetja Senona, the boss of the KwaZulu-Natal Hawks…October 14