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1. July 7CrimeGovernment Condemns Denial of Healthcare to ForeignersThe South African government has expressed serious concern over reports of groups and communities preventing foreign nationals from accessing healthcare at public facilities. These actions, driven by frustrations over strained public services, including overburdened clinics and exhausted…July 7
2. July 7CrimeSibiya Denies Mkhwanazi’s Syndicate AllegationsDeputy National Commissioner Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya has firmly denied allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who accused him and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of complicity in a syndicate linked to drug cartels and business figures. The…July 7
3. July 3CrimeClashes Erupt During Operation Shanela Stop-and-SearchPolice and motorists clashed in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, on Thursday during a heightened stop-and-search effort under Operation Shanela, a South African Police Service (SAPS) initiative to curb crime in Gauteng. Led by Acting Provincial Commissioner Major General Mbuso Khumalo, the…July 3
4. July 2CrimeFake Passport Stamp Syndicate Exposed in Joburg RaidsActing Johannesburg Mayor Kenny Kunene has revealed the discovery of a criminal operation involving counterfeit immigration stamps used to give undocumented foreign nationals the appearance of legal entry into South Africa. The revelation emerged during a series of inner-city inspections led by…July 2
5. July 2CrimeGroenewald Suggests Flogging to Reduce Jail OvercrowdingSouth Africa’s Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, has proposed reintroducing corporal punishment to address prison overcrowding, particularly for inmates unable to afford bail of R1,000 or less. Speaking during his budget vote in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Groenewald…July 2
6. June 30CrimeSAPS Urged to Act on Rogue Officers to Restore TrustThe Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, has called for the immediate suspension of all South African Police Service (SAPS) officers arrested in the past week, pending internal investigations. This follows concerns over a perceived lenient approach by SAPS management…June 30
7. June 30CrimeArrests Made in University of Fort Hare Murder CaseJOHANNESBURG- Two men suspected of involvement in the 2023 murder of Mboneli Vesele, University of Fort Hare vice chancellor, Professor Sakhele Buhlungu's bodyguard, have been arrested in Gauteng. Bafana Chiliza and Nkosiyazi Maphumulo were apprehended in Zakkariya Park on 21 June 2025, South…June 30
8. June 27CrimeMissing Bloemfontein Teen Found AliveSOUTH AFRICA- In a dramatic rescue operation this morning, 19-year-old Bloemfontein teenager Kamogelo Baukudi was found alive in Wepener, Free State, more than three weeks after his kidnapping. Five men were arrested during the police operation, with authorities continuing to investigate the case…June 27
9. June 27CrimeAFM Pastor and Wife in Court Over US$158K Fraud AllegationsHARARE- An Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Church pastor, Titus Murefu, aged 59, and his wife, Winnet, appeared before Harare regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa on Thursday, charged with defrauding a school operator of US$158,000 in a rent-to-buy property deal. The couple was remanded out of custody…June 27
10. June 25CrimeZimbabwe Police Probe Viral Mutare Sex Party InviteThe Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched an investigation into a viral social media post promoting a suspected "vuzu" or sex party in Mutare. The advertisement, which has caused public outcry, allegedly invites men to pay US$20 for entry to a private venue, prompting fears of illegal…June 25